Nerita polita

Polished Nerite

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Cycloneritida › Neritidae

Collected by: Thaanum; Thaanum
Collector number: 6279
Locality: Hilo; Keaukaha
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 19.7317, -155.0460 ± 301 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

201 Bishop specimens of Nerita polita · collected 1902–2017Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Nerita polita observed near this locality

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-29.

2026-08-29

Onekahakaha Rd, Hilo, HI, US

(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-29

Richardson Ocean Park

(c) Mark Brown, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-08-26

Hilo, HI 96720, USA

(c) Eric C. Maxwell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2021-11-08

Hilo, HI 96720, USA

(c) Susie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Nerita polita. BPBM 228159. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37651564. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/228159.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37651564 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026