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Striped nerite

Theodoxus transversalis (C. Pfeiffer, 1828)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The striped nerite (Theodoxus transversalis) is a species in the family Neritidae, order Cycloneritida.

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Quick facts about the striped 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 striped nerite live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the striped nerite as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Germany

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the striped 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 striped nerite classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderCycloneritida
  5. familyNeritidae
  6. genusTheodoxus
  7. SpeciesTheodoxus transversalis (C. Pfeiffer, 1828)

Synonyms Nerita transversalis, Neritina transversalis, Theodoxus transversalis

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Striped freshwater neriteEnglish
  • zubovec pruhovanýCzech
  • Binden-SchwimmschneckeGerman
  • sávos bödöncsigaHungarian
  • Трехполосая лункаRussian
  • teodox pásavýSlovak
  • Gebänderte KahnschneckeGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the striped nerite

Other species in the same genus Theodoxus.

The nerite

Theodoxus fluviatilis

NeritidaeNo free photo yet

Black nerite

Theodoxus prevostianus

NeritidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the striped nerite an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the striped nerite as introduced in 1 country: Germany, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the striped nerite?

The striped nerite (Theodoxus transversalis) 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). Striped nerite (Theodoxus transversalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/striped-nerite

MLA

“Striped nerite (Theodoxus transversalis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/striped-nerite.

BibTeX
@misc{striped_nerite_2026,
  title = {Striped nerite (Theodoxus transversalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/striped-nerite},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}