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Virgin nerite

Vitta virginea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The virgin nerite (Vitta virginea) is a species in the family Neritidae, order Cycloneritida.

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Quick facts about the virgin 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 virgin nerite live?

Not recorded

Is the virgin 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 virgin nerite classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderCycloneritida
  5. familyNeritidae
  6. genusVitta
  7. SpeciesVitta virginea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Nerita bahiensis, Nerita cardinalis, Nerita chlorina, Nerita fasciola, Nerita listeri, Nerita marmorata, Nerita nigrocincta, Nerita phrygia, Nerita tigris, Nerita virginea, Neritina braziliana, Neritina cajennensis, Neritina elegantissima, Neritina listeri, Neritina matoni, Neritina minor, Neritina trabalis, Neritina turriculata, Neritina virginea, Neritina virginea var. listeri, Theodoxus virginea

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • zubovec panenskýCzech
  • Néritine viergeFrench
  • キムスメカノコJapanese
  • Nerite-de-manguePortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the virgin nerite

Other species in the same genus Vitta.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the virgin nerite?

The virgin nerite (Vitta virginea) 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). Virgin nerite (Vitta virginea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/virgin-nerite

MLA

“Virgin nerite (Vitta virginea).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/virgin-nerite.

BibTeX
@misc{virgin_nerite_2026,
  title = {Virgin nerite (Vitta virginea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/virgin-nerite},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}