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
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

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
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