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Lined nerite

Nerita balteata Reeve, 1855

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

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

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Quick facts about the lined 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 lined nerite live?

Not recorded

Is the lined 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 lined nerite classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderCycloneritida
  5. familyNeritidae
  6. genusNerita
  7. SpeciesNerita balteata Reeve, 1855

Synonyms Nerita articulata, Nerita balteata, Nerita birmanica, Nerita lineata

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Lineate neriteEnglish
  • イトマキアマガイJapanese
  • Nerite-riscadoPortuguese
  • หอยทะนนลายขีดThai
  • 黑線蜑螺Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the lined nerite

Other species in the same genus Nerita.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the lined nerite?

The lined nerite (Nerita balteata) 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). Lined nerite (Nerita balteata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lined-nerite

MLA

“Lined nerite (Nerita balteata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/lined-nerite.

BibTeX
@misc{lined_nerite_2026,
  title = {Lined nerite (Nerita balteata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lined-nerite},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}