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Five views of a shellofNerita polita | |
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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 |
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N. polita
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Nerita polita | |
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Nerita polita is a speciesofsea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.[2]
The subspecies Nerita polita rumphii Récluz, 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]
This article incorporates CC-BY-SA-3.0 text from the reference.[3]
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