Nerita polita

Nerita polita
	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; Linnaeus, 1758
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);

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

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:

Aldabra^[3]
Chagos^[3]
East Coast of South Africa^[3]
Kenya^[3]
Madagascar^[3]
Mascarene Basin^[3]
Mauritius^[3]
Mozambique^[3]
Red Sea^[3]
Tanzania^[3]
Maldives^[3]

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]

^ 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.
^ Nerita polita Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 May 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r 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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[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.

[WoRMS-2] Nerita polita Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 May 2010.

[Krijnen_2010-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r 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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