Vittina natalensis

(Reeve, 1855)

Vernacular names

English : African tiger snail
French : Nérite zébrée

Classification

Class : Gastropoda
Order : Cycloneritida
Family : Neritidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification

Shell length is 2.5 cm. Very easily recognizable with its yellow to orange-yellow base coloration and conspicuous transversal black stripes all over the shell.

Range and habitat

Eastern Africa in southern Somalia and From Kenya and Tanzania to South Africa. Occurs in rivers, usually not far from the sea.

Conservation

IUCN RED LIST : NEAR THREATENED
CITES : Appendix II
Status : The species is listed as Near Threatened but could be uplisted to Vulnerable soon. The main threat it faces is the destruction of its habitat by mining, fisheries and other human activities.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation