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Zebra crown nerite

Clithon diadema (Récluz, 1841)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The zebra crown nerite (Clithon diadema) is a species in the family Neritidae, order Cycloneritida.

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Quick facts about the zebra crown 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 zebra crown nerite live?

Not recorded

Is the zebra crown 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 zebra crown nerite classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderCycloneritida
  5. familyNeritidae
  6. genusClithon
  7. SpeciesClithon diadema (Récluz, 1841)

Synonyms Nerita diadema, Neritella penicillata, Neritina bifasciata, Neritina diadema, Neritina subocellata var. bifasciata

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Zebra horned neriteEnglish
  • Zebra thorn neriteEnglish
  • DiademschneckeGerman
  • หอยม้าลายเขาThai
  • Zebra-GeweihschneckeGerman
  • Zebra-HörnchenschneckeGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the zebra crown nerite

Other species in the same genus Clithon.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the zebra crown nerite?

The zebra crown nerite (Clithon diadema) belongs to the family Neritidae in the order Cycloneritida.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Zebra crown nerite (Clithon diadema). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/zebra-crown-nerite

MLA

“Zebra crown nerite (Clithon diadema).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/zebra-crown-nerite.

BibTeX
@misc{zebra_crown_nerite_2026,
  title = {Zebra crown nerite (Clithon diadema)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/zebra-crown-nerite},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}