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Maru-amaobune

Nerita histrio Linnaeus, 1758

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The maru-amaobune (Nerita histrio) is a species in the family Neritidae, order Cycloneritida.

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Quick facts about the maru-amaobune

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 maru-amaobune live?

Not recorded

Is the maru-amaobune 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 maru-amaobune classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderCycloneritida
  5. familyNeritidae
  6. genusNerita
  7. SpeciesNerita histrio Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms Nerita hindsii, Nerita histrio, Nerita modesta, Nerita squamulata, Nerita stella

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • マルアマオブネJapanese
  • Nerite-japonêsPortuguese
  • 花圓蜑螺Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the maru-amaobune

Other species in the same genus Nerita.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the maru-amaobune?

The maru-amaobune (Nerita histrio) 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). Maru-amaobune (Nerita histrio). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/maru-amaobune

MLA

“Maru-amaobune (Nerita histrio).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/maru-amaobune.

BibTeX
@misc{maru_amaobune_2026,
  title = {Maru-amaobune (Nerita histrio)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/maru-amaobune},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}