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Nerita polita

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BPBM 199273Malacology

Nerita polita

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Cycloneritida › Neritidae

Collected by
Thurston & Anderson; Lorrin Andrews ThurstonAnderson →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
Date
May 1, 1928
Locality
Central Pacific; Johnston Atoll; Johnston Island; Sand Island
Region
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Coordinates
16.7344, -169.5272 ± 2,636 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
201 Bishop specimens of Nerita polita · collected 1902–2017Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On May 1, 1928, Thurston & Anderson; Lorrin Andrews Thurston also collected 6 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Nerita polita. BPBM 199273. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/199273.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026