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Nerita balteata Lined Nerite

Nerita balteata is commonly referred to as Lined Nerite. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 30 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Sea Snail (Nerita balteata),Bako NP, Sarawak, MALAYSIA, 2014


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lexID:
10122 
AphiaID:
549379 
Scientific:
Nerita balteata 
German:
Linien Nerita 
English:
Lined Nerite 
Category:
Snails 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Cycloneritida (Order) > Neritidae (Family) > Nerita (Genus) > balteata (Species) 
Initial determination:
Reeve, 1855 
Occurrence:
Australia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Guinea, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Mangrove Zones, Seawater, Sea water, Tide pools / rock pools 
Size:
up to 0.79" (2 cm) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Herbivorous 
Tank:
6.6 gal (~ 30L)  
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-06-27 20:43:17 

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Nerita balteata Reeve, 1855

Nerita snails can be found mainly worldwide in tropical waters , in saltwater, brakish water and fresh water. Nerita balteata inhabit mangroves and feeds on algae.

Synonymised names
Nerita (Amphinerita) articulata A. Gould, 1847 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Nerita (Cymostyla) balteata Reeve, 1855 · alternative representation
Nerita (Nerita) articulata A. Gould, 1847 · unaccepted (nomen dubium)
Nerita (Pila) birmanica Troschel, 1878 · unaccepted (a junior synonym)
Nerita articulata A. Gould, 1847 · uncertain > nomen dubium
Nerita lineata Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of Nerita...)

External links

  1. Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Sea Snail (Nerita balteata) Bako NP, Sarawak, MALAYSIA 2012
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Sea Snail (Nerita balteata),Bako NP, Sarawak, MALAYSIA, 2014

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