Nerita polita

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Nerita polita
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Five views of a shell of Nerita polita
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Close-up of a shell of Nerita polita rumphii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Neritimorpha
clade Cycloneritimorpha
Superfamily:
Neritoidea
Family:
Neritidae
Genus:
Nerita
Species:
N. polita
Binomial name
Nerita polita
Synonyms
  • Nerita (Linnerita) polita Linnaeus, 1758 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Nerita arriacaRöding, 1798
  • Nerita bidensLinnaeus, 1758
  • Nerita bifasciataGmelin, 1791
  • Nerita flavaMörch, 1852
  • Nerita flavescensDillwyn, 1817
  • Nerita hieroglyphicaDillwyn, 1817
  • Nerita larvaGmelin, 1791
  • Nerita lineolataGray, 1858
  • Nerita opacaRöding, 1798
  • Nerita pictaHumphrey, 1797 (unavailable name: published in a work placed on the Official Index)

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

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The subspecies Nerita polita rumphiiRécluz, 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]

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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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 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


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