Nerita polita

Nerita polita is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.[2]

Nerita polita
Five views of a shell of Nerita polita
Close-up of a shell of Nerita polita rumphii
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N. polita
Binomial name
Nerita polita
Synonyms
  • Nerita (Linnerita) polita Linnaeus, 1758· accepted, alternate representation
  • Nerita arriaca Röding, 1798
  • Nerita bidens Linnaeus, 1758
  • Nerita bifasciata Gmelin, 1791
  • Nerita flava Mörch, 1852
  • Nerita flavescens Dillwyn, 1817
  • Nerita hieroglyphica Dillwyn, 1817
  • Nerita larva Gmelin, 1791
  • Nerita lineolata Gray, 1858
  • Nerita opaca Röding, 1798
  • Nerita picta Humphrey, 1797 (unavailable name: published in a work placed on the Official Index)

The subspecies Nerita polita rumphii Récluz, 1841: synonym of Nerita litterata Gmelin, 1791

Description

Nerita polita has a distinctively smooth and polished shell that is up to 4 cm in size.[3] It has a smooth columella with 2-4 weak teeth on the edge.[3] The color is variable: mottled grey, red or cream, sometimes with axial bands.[3] The operculum is smooth, and is cream to black in color.[3]

Distribution

The distribution of Nerita polita is summarized as Indo-Pacific (Richmond, 1997); and as tropical Indo-Pacific in Kalk (1958).[3]

Distribution of Nerita polita include:

Ecology

The habitat of Nerita polita includes wet fine sandy shore and the littoral fringe of rocky shores.[3]

References

This article incorporates CC-BY-SA-3.0 text from the reference.[3]

  1. Linnaeus C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp.
  2. Nerita polita Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 May 2010.
  3. Krijnen, C. (2010). Nerita (Linnerita) polita. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216249 on 2010-12-14
  • Chambers, M. R. (1980). Zonation, abundance and biomass of gastropods from two Hong Kong Rocky. In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the first International workshop on the malacofaunal of Hong Kong and Southern China. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. 139-148
  • Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp
  • Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
  • Fowler, O. (2016). Seashells of the Kenya coast. ConchBooks: Harxheim. Pp. 1–170
  • Jarrett, A.G. (2000) Marine Shells of the Seychelles. Carole Green Publishing, Cambridge, xiv + 149 pp. NIZT 682
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