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Ruby onion snail

Vittina semiconica (Lamarck, 1822)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The ruby onion snail (Vittina semiconica) is a species in the family Neritidae, order Cycloneritida.

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Quick facts about the ruby onion snail

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 ruby onion snail live?

Not recorded

Is the ruby onion snail 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 ruby onion snail classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderCycloneritida
  5. familyNeritidae
  6. genusVittina
  7. SpeciesVittina semiconica (Lamarck, 1822)

Synonyms Neritina semiconica

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the ruby onion snail

Other species in the same genus Vittina.

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What kind of animal is the ruby onion snail?

The ruby onion snail (Vittina semiconica) belongs to the family Neritidae in the order Cycloneritida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Ruby onion snail (Vittina semiconica). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ruby-onion-snail

MLA

“Ruby onion snail (Vittina semiconica).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ruby-onion-snail.

BibTeX
@misc{ruby_onion_snail_2026,
  title = {Ruby onion snail (Vittina semiconica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ruby-onion-snail},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}