Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Striped nerite (Theodoxus transversalis), recorded as Endangered
Striped nerite (Theodoxus transversalis). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Striped nerite

Theodoxus transversalis

Striped nerite is a gastropod in the family Neritidae (order Cycloneritida) — Theodoxus transversalis, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Theodoxus transversalis
Taxonomy
Gastropoda · Cycloneritida · Neritidae · Theodoxus

Range and habitat

It is also listed in the Annexes II and IV of the Habitats Directive.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Diet

Snails move on a single foot and feed with a rasping tongue. Island and spring species rarely recolonise once the site is emptied.

In crisis

Striped nerite is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Striped nerite, Wikidata item Q4051384. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Theodoxus altenai (Theodoxus altenai), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Theodoxus altenai

Theodoxus altenai
Photograph of Theodoxus baeticus (Theodoxus baeticus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Theodoxus baeticus

Theodoxus baeticus
Photograph of Black Nerite (Theodoxus prevostianus), recorded as EndangeredEN

Black Nerite

Theodoxus prevostianus
Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus

Quick answers

What is Striped nerite?
Striped nerite is a gastropod in the family Neritidae (order Cycloneritida) — Theodoxus transversalis.
What is the conservation status of Striped nerite?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Theodoxus transversalis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Striped nerite live?
It is also listed in the Annexes II and IV of the Habitats Directive.
Why is Striped nerite in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Theodoxus transversalis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Striped nerite a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.