Nerita picea

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Nerita Picea, also called Black Nerite or Pipipi in Hawaiian, is a species of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Neritidae commonly found in clusters on the high part of the intertidal zone. [1] [2] This species is found all through out the Hawaiian coastline and is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. [1] [3] In Hawai‘i black nerite are enjoyed as a snack when boiled.

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Nerita picea
Nerita picea (MNHN-IM-2000-32753) 002.jpeg
Shell of Nerita picea (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Neritimorpha
Order: Cycloneritida
Family: Neritidae
Genus: Nerita
Species:
N. picea
Binomial name
Nerita picea
Récluz, 1841
Synonyms [1]
  • Nerita (Ritena) piceaRécluz, 1841· accepted, alternate representation
  • Nerita obscuraHombron & Jacquinot, 1848
  • Neritina bullulaReeve, 1856
  • Neritina insculptaReeve, 1856
Nerita picea on the rocks at Ka'ena point, Oahu, HI Nerita picea.pdf
Nerita picea on the rocks at Ka'ena point, Oahu, HI

Description

Nerita picea is a marine snail with an ovate shaped shell that is dark blue to black in color on the outside and internally white. Nerita picea range in size from 5-20mm when mature. [1] Nerita picea have a rather solid calcareous shell with little ridges that gives texture to the shell.

Distribution

Nerita picea is a species endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. [2]

Habitat

The habitat of Black Nerite consists of the higher sections of the intertidal zone usually found in clusters in the crevices and pockets of the rocky shoreline. [4]

Human use

In Hawaiian culture, Nerita picea or Pipipi are often eaten boiled, as part of a soup, or eaten raw. [2]

Black nerita, or in Hawaiian, Pipipi in clusters in the intertidal zone. Nerita picea-1.pdf
Black nerita, or in Hawaiian, Pipipi in clusters in the intertidal zone.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Nerita picea". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Common Nerite, Pipipi, Nerita picea". www.marinelifephotography.com. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  3. ↑ "Nerita picea, Pitchy nerite". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  4. ↑ Cox, Traci Erin; Philippoff, Joanna; Baumgartner, Erin; Zabin, Chela J.; Smith, Celia M. (January 2013). "Spatial and Temporal Variation in Rocky Intertidal Communities Along the Main Hawaiian Islands1". Pacific Science. 67 (1): 23–45. doi:10.2984/67.1.3. ISSN   0030-8870.
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