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Thorn nerite

Clithon corona (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The thorn nerite (Clithon corona) is a species in the family Neritidae, order Cycloneritida.

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Quick facts about the thorn 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 thorn nerite live?

Not recorded

Is the thorn 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 thorn nerite classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderCycloneritida
  5. familyNeritidae
  6. genusClithon
  7. SpeciesClithon corona (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Clithon brevispina, Clithon coronoides, Clithon variabilis, Nerita cardinalis, Nerita corona, Nerita montacuti, Nerita montaguana, Nerita obscurata, Neritina angulosa, Neritina aspera, Neritina brevispina, Neritina corona, Neritina coronoides, Neritina corrugata, Neritina deltoida, Neritina deltoidea, Neritina discors, Neritina flexuosa, Neritina hapa, Neritina monilifera, Neritina musiva, Neritina paya, Neritina rhytidophora, Neritina rugata var. monilifera, Neritina ruida, Neritina subrugata, Neritina vitiana

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Assorted thorn nerite snailEnglish
  • Bumblebee horned snailEnglish
  • Horned neriteEnglish
  • Horned nerite snailEnglish
  • zubovec ostnitýCzech
  • GeweihschneckeGerman
  • イガカノコJapanese
  • หอยถั่วเขียวมงกุฎThai

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Relatives of the thorn nerite

Other species in the same genus Clithon.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the thorn nerite?

The thorn nerite (Clithon corona) 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). Thorn nerite (Clithon corona). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/thorn-nerite

MLA

“Thorn nerite (Clithon corona).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/thorn-nerite.

BibTeX
@misc{thorn_nerite_2026,
  title = {Thorn nerite (Clithon corona)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/thorn-nerite},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}