Nerita polita
Polished Nerite
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Cycloneritida › Neritidae
- Collected by
- Oliver Huddleston Emerson; Joseph Swift EmersonJoseph Swift Emerson →Oliver Huddleston Emerson →
- Collector number
- 410-X 30
- Date
- Invalid Date
- Locality
- Hanalei District; Hanale {=Hanalei}
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Kauai County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 22.1923, -159.4786 ± 1,641 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Nerita polita observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-15.
2026-07-15
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) hedgehog-in-the-fog, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-23
Kuhio Hwy/Hoi Rd, Kapaʻa, HI 96746, USA
(c) Tyson Ehlers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-18
Kapaa Neighborhood Center, Kapaʻa, HI 96746, USA
(c) Leyton Reid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-04
Wainiha Bay, Hā’ena, HI, US
(c) Jordan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-08
Kenomene, Princeville, HI, US
(c) amandaniemela, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-27
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) catta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nerita polita. BPBM 195505. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/195505.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026