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Hapawai

Neripteron auriculatum (Lamarck, 1816)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The hapawai (Neripteron auriculatum) is a species in the family Neritidae, order Cycloneritida.

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Quick facts about the hapawai

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 hapawai live?

Not recorded

Is the hapawai 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 hapawai classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderCycloneritida
  5. familyNeritidae
  6. genusNeripteron
  7. SpeciesNeripteron auriculatum (Lamarck, 1816)

Synonyms Neripteron auriculatum, Neripteron schneideri, Nerita subalata, Neritina alata, Neritina auriculata, Neritina deshayesii, Neritina inaurita, Neritina layardi, Neritina marmorata, Neritina solidissima, Neritina upolensis, Neritina vespertina

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Bat snailEnglish
  • Batman neriteEnglish
  • Batman snailEnglish
  • Batman-SchneckeGerman
  • ツバサカノコJapanese
  • FledermausschneckeGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the hapawai

Other species in the same genus Neripteron.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the hapawai?

The hapawai (Neripteron auriculatum) 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). Hapawai (Neripteron auriculatum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/hapawai

MLA

“Hapawai (Neripteron auriculatum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/hapawai.

BibTeX
@misc{hapawai_2026,
  title = {Hapawai (Neripteron auriculatum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hapawai},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}