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Nerita polita

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BPBM 199803Malacology

Nerita polita

Polished Nerite

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Cycloneritida › Neritidae

Collected by
Lorrin Andrews Thurston & W.G. Anderson; Lorrin Andrews ThurstonW.G. Anderson {William G. Anderson Jr. →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
Date
July 1, 1926
Locality
Central Pacific; Line Islands; Kingman Reef
Region
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Coordinates
6.4054, -162.4074 ± 8,640 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
201 Bishop specimens of Nerita polita · collected 1902–2017Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On July 1, 1926, Lorrin Andrews Thurston & W.G. Anderson; Lorrin Andrews Thurston also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Nerita polita. BPBM 199803. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/199803.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026