Vitta virginea, the virgin nerite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.

[3] This species is widespread from the Bahamas, Bermuda, Cuba, West Indies, Greater and Lesser Antilles, Dominica, Puerto Rico, Central America (Panama, Guatemala, Costa Rica), Brazil, Venezuela, Suriname, Colombia, Mexico, Texas and Florida.

[2][4][5] Vitta virginea can withstand large changes in salinity and therefore may live in freshwaters, in marine and in brackish waters.

[2][6] Shells of Vitta virginea can reach an average size of 6–25 millimetres (0.24–0.98 in).

The polished shell surface may be black, grey or white, yellowish, olive, red and purple, with various stripes or waves, spots and lines.