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Nerita polita

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BPBM 228178Malacology

Nerita polita

Polished Nerite

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Cycloneritida › Neritidae

Collected by
Thaanum
Collector number
6279
Locality
Australia; Queensland; Barrier Reef
Region
Australia
Record type
Preservedspecimen
201 Bishop specimens of Nerita polita · collected 1902–2017Species page ›

Nerita polita observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 541 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.

Nerita polita observed 2026-10-22

2026-10-22

Octopus Resort, Fiji

(c) Rosie Steinberg, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Nerita polita observed 2026-10-17

2026-10-17

Octopus Resort, Fiji

(c) Rosie Steinberg, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Nerita polita observed 2026-10-11

2026-10-11

Kaiminani, HI 96740, USA

(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Nerita polita observed 2026-10-09

2026-10-09

台灣屏東縣恆春鎮

(c) 祐, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Nerita polita observed 2026-10-08

2026-10-08

Okinawa, JP

(c) Rex Jiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Nerita polita observed 2026-10-08

2026-10-08

Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia

(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Nerita polita. BPBM 228178. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37652380. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/228178.

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