Blotched nerite

About this species

Nerita albicilla, common name the blotched nerite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 179 records
February: 130 records
March: 127 records
April: 181 records
May: 173 records
June: 152 records
July: 228 records
August: 182 records
September: 183 records
October: 187 records
November: 97 records
December: 128 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 2 m · Deepest record: 9.1 m

0–10 m: 595 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C

18–20 °C: 15 records
20–22 °C: 8 records
22–24 °C: 329 records
24–26 °C: 68 records
26–28 °C: 92 records
28–30 °C: 115 records

Photos

(c) 胡正恆(Jackson Hu), some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Srichakra Pranav Tamarapalli, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Greg Tasney, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Auradyme, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Greg Tasney, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Blotched nerite, blotched nerite

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: アマオブネガイ

Other scientific names: Nerita (Theliostyla) albicilla, Nerita asinina, Nerita fasciata, Nerita imperfecta, Nerita ustulata, Nerita venusta, Theliostyla albicilla

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Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
2,691 open-data records from 1758 to 2027.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.