Nerita polita | |
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Five views of a shell of Nerita polita | |
Close-up of a shell of Nerita polita rumphii | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Neritimorpha |
Order: | Cycloneritida |
Family: | Neritidae |
Genus: | Nerita |
Species: | N. polita |
Binomial name | |
Nerita polita | |
Synonyms | |
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Nerita polita is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae. [2]
The subspecies Nerita polita rumphiiRécluz, 1841: synonym of Nerita litterata Gmelin, 1791
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]
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:
The habitat of Nerita polita includes wet fine sandy shore and the littoral fringe of rocky shores. [3]
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