Mollusks · La Saladita, Guerrero

Rough-ribbed Nerite

Nerita scabricosta

Spanish: Caracol nerita acanalado

Rough-ribbed Nerite (Nerita scabricosta) is a mollusk recorded near La Saladita, Guerrero, Mexico, with 65 research-grade iNaturalist observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones).

TaxonomyGastropoda › Cycloneritida › Neritidae

Local records65 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records2,181 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2026 – 2026

Months of the 8 most recent records

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2026-05-06 — observation by dennisaur-fern
2026-04-27 — observation by isa_moguel
2026-04-22 — observation by deneb16
2026-04-22 — observation by ale88888
2026-04-21 — observation by plantarte19
2026-04-21 — observation by plantarte19

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Mollusks guide iNaturalist

Cite as: “Rough-ribbed Nerite (Nerita scabricosta) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/nerita-scabricosta/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.