Clithon is a genus of freshwater snails[2] or brackish snails that have an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs in the family Neritidae, the nerites.

[3] Distribution of the genus Clithon includes the Comoro Islands (3 species),[2] Madagascar (3 or more species) and the Mascarene Islands.

[2] Some species, such as Clithon coronatum have spines on its shell.

[2] Species in the genus Clithon include: It lives in rapid streams.

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