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Rough-ribbed nerite

Nerita scabricosta Lamarck, 1822

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The rough-ribbed nerite (Nerita scabricosta) is a species in the family Neritidae, order Cycloneritida.

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Quick facts about the rough-ribbed 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 rough-ribbed nerite live?

Not recorded

Is the rough-ribbed 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 rough-ribbed nerite classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderCycloneritida
  5. familyNeritidae
  6. genusNerita
  7. SpeciesNerita scabricosta Lamarck, 1822

Synonyms Nerita deshayesii, Nerita fuscata, Nerita multijugis, Nerita ornata, Nerita papilionacea, Nerita scabricosta, Nerita scabricosta ornata, Nerita scabricosta scabricosta, Nerita scabricostata

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • zubovec ozdobnýCzech
  • Caracol nerita acanaladoSpanish
  • クロスジアマオブネJapanese
  • Nerite-aneladoPortuguese
  • Рубчатая неритаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rough-ribbed nerite

Other species in the same genus Nerita.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the rough-ribbed nerite?

The rough-ribbed nerite (Nerita scabricosta) 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). Rough-ribbed nerite (Nerita scabricosta). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rough-ribbed-nerite

MLA

“Rough-ribbed nerite (Nerita scabricosta).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rough-ribbed-nerite.

BibTeX
@misc{rough_ribbed_nerite_2026,
  title = {Rough-ribbed nerite (Nerita scabricosta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rough-ribbed-nerite},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}