Scientific name Nerita polita Rank Species | ||
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Similar Nerita, Nerita plicata, Nerita albicilla, Nerita undata, Nerita chamaeleon | ||
Nerita polita is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.
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Description
Nerita polita has a distinctively smooth and polished shell that is up to 4 cm in size. It has a smooth columella with 2-4 weak teeth on the edge. The color is variable: mottled grey, red or cream, sometimes with axial bands. The operculum is smooth, and is cream to black in color.
Distribution
The distribution of Nerita polita is summarized as Indo-Pacific (Richmond, 1997); and as tropical Indo-Pacific in Kalk (1958).
Distribution of Nerita polita include:
Ecology
The habitat of Nerita polita includes wet fine sandy shore and the littoral fringe of rocky shores.
References
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