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Four-tooth nerite

Nerita versicolor Gmelin, 1791

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The four-tooth nerite (Nerita versicolor) is a species in the family Neritidae, order Cycloneritida.

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Quick facts about the four-tooth 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 four-tooth nerite live?

Not recorded

Is the four-tooth 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 four-tooth nerite classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderCycloneritida
  5. familyNeritidae
  6. genusNerita
  7. SpeciesNerita versicolor Gmelin, 1791

Synonyms Nerita amplisulcata, Nerita flammea, Nerita hertweckorum, Nerita musica, Nerita nigrocincta, Nerita pica, Nerita selot, Nerita tricolor, Nerita variegata, Nerita versicolor, Nerita versicolor f. nigrocincta

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Four-toothed neriteEnglish
  • Vierzahn-NixenschneckeGerman
  • Caracol moteado de cuatro dientesSpanish
  • サラサアマガイJapanese
  • Nerite-de-quatro-dentesPortuguese
  • nerita pestráSlovak

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the four-tooth nerite

Other species in the same genus Nerita.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the four-tooth nerite?

The four-tooth nerite (Nerita versicolor) 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). Four-tooth nerite (Nerita versicolor). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/four-tooth-nerite

MLA

“Four-tooth nerite (Nerita versicolor).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/four-tooth-nerite.

BibTeX
@misc{four_tooth_nerite_2026,
  title = {Four-tooth nerite (Nerita versicolor)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/four-tooth-nerite},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}