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Flat nerite

Nerita planospira Anton, 1838

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The flat nerite (Nerita planospira) is a species in the family Neritidae, order Cycloneritida.

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Quick facts about the flat 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 flat nerite live?

Not recorded

Is the flat 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 flat nerite classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderCycloneritida
  5. familyNeritidae
  6. genusNerita
  7. SpeciesNerita planospira Anton, 1838

Synonyms Nerita angularis, Nerita atropurpurea, Nerita planospira

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • ヒラマキアマオブネJapanese
  • หอยทะนนยอดราบThai
  • 平頂蜑螺Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the flat nerite

Other species in the same genus Nerita.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the flat nerite?

The flat nerite (Nerita planospira) 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). Flat nerite (Nerita planospira). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/flat-nerite

MLA

“Flat nerite (Nerita planospira).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/flat-nerite.

BibTeX
@misc{flat_nerite_2026,
  title = {Flat nerite (Nerita planospira)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/flat-nerite},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}