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Pleated nerite

Nerita plicata Linnaeus, 1758

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

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

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Quick facts about the pleated 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 pleated nerite live?

Not recorded

Is the pleated 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 pleated nerite classified?

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

Synonyms Nerita eburnea, Nerita lactaria, Nerita otaitensis, Nerita plicata, Nerita ringens, Nerita tautirana, Ritena plicata

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Plicate neriteEnglish
  • zubovec zvrásněnýCzech
  • Nérite plisséeFrench
  • キバアマガイJapanese
  • Nerite-margaridaPortuguese
  • Складчатая неритаRussian
  • หอยทะนนร่องลึกขาวThai
  • 白肋蜑螺Chinese
  • Nérite d'O-TaïtiFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pleated nerite

Other species in the same genus Nerita.

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What kind of animal is the pleated nerite?

The pleated nerite (Nerita plicata) belongs to the family Neritidae in the order Cycloneritida.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pleated nerite (Nerita plicata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pleated-nerite

MLA

“Pleated nerite (Nerita plicata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pleated-nerite.

BibTeX
@misc{pleated_nerite_2026,
  title = {Pleated nerite (Nerita plicata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pleated-nerite},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}