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Nerita polita
Polished Nerite
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Cycloneritida › Neritidae
- Collected by
- Grace Burgess [C.M. Burgess Collection]
- Collector number
- #250-1
- Date
- August 1, 1940
- Locality
- Kona; Kiholo
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.8525, -155.9287 ± 1,006 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On August 1, 1940, Grace Burgess [C.M. Burgess Collection] also collected 6 other specimens.
Still here: Nerita polita observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1940. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 37 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-11.
2026-10-11
Kaiminani, HI 96740, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-06
Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) tristanbfried, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-06
Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) tristanbfried, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-04
Puako Beach Dr, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) W LaC Phippen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-06
North Pacific Ocean, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-11-06
Island of Hawaiʻi, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nerita polita. BPBM 282273. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/282273.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026