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Dusky nerite

Neritina pulligera (Linnaeus, 1767)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The dusky nerite (Neritina pulligera) is a species in the family Neritidae, order Cycloneritida.

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Quick facts about the dusky nerite

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the dusky nerite live?

Not recorded

Is the dusky nerite endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the dusky nerite classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderCycloneritida
  5. familyNeritidae
  6. genusNeritina
  7. SpeciesNeritina pulligera (Linnaeus, 1767)

Synonyms Nerita pulligera, Nerita rossmassleriana, Nerita rubella, Neritina brandtii, Neritina bruguieri, Neritina frondosa, Neritina larga, Neritina pulligera, Neritina pulligera var. subcanalis, Neritina pulligera var. sulcata, Neritina pulligera var. sumatrana, Neritina subcanalis, Neritina sulcosa

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Black racer nerite snailEnglish
  • zubovec pacifickýCzech
  • Algen-RennschneckeGerman
  • カバクチカノコJapanese
  • Мрачная неритаRussian
  • หอยลายสีคล้ำThai
  • 黃口蜑螺Chinese
  • Braune RennschneckeGerman
  • Schwarze HelmschneckeGerman
  • Schwarze KugelrennschneckeGerman
  • Stahlhelm-SchneckeGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dusky nerite

Other species in the same genus Neritina.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the dusky nerite?

The dusky nerite (Neritina pulligera) belongs to the family Neritidae in the order Cycloneritida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dusky nerite (Neritina pulligera). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dusky-nerite

MLA

“Dusky nerite (Neritina pulligera).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dusky-nerite.

BibTeX
@misc{dusky_nerite_2026,
  title = {Dusky nerite (Neritina pulligera)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dusky-nerite},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}