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Nerita plicata

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BPBM 253132Malacology

Nerita plicata

Pleated Nerite

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Cycloneritida › Neritidae

Collected by: Patrick V. Kirch; Patrick V. Kirch
Date: April 1, 1978
Locality: Tonga; Tonga Outliers; Niuatoputapu Group; Niuatoputapu Island; Hakaut'utu'u?
Region: Tonga
Record type: Preservedspecimen

169 Bishop specimens of Nerita plicata · collected 1902–2022Species page ›

Nerita plicata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1997. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,269 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

Nerita plicata observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

G8HG+52, Anjiabe, Madagascar

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

Nerita plicata observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

884J+824, Kattupalli Village, Kattupalli, Tamil Nadu 600120, India

(c) Bhuvaneshwari 1598, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Nerita plicata observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia

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

Nerita plicata observed 2026-10-23

2026-10-23

Gambier, Polynésie française

(c) Louis Beney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Nerita plicata observed 2026-10-22

2026-10-22

Octopus Resort, Fiji

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

Nerita plicata observed 2026-10-19

2026-10-19

Ara Tapu, Cook Islands, CK

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

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

Cite this specimen

Nerita plicata. BPBM 253132. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/253132.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026