Nerita polita
polished nerite
Linnaeus, 1758Accepted name in the World Register of Marine Species.WoRMS 600671 ↗
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201
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1902
First collected
2017
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Nerita polita, most mentions first.
2006
Inventory of intertidal and shallow subtidal marine invertebrates at Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Moloka`i, Hawai`iGodwin, S. & Bolick, H. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
1998
Determination of baseline conditions for introduced marine species in nearshore waters of the of Kahoolawe, HawaiiColes, S.L., R.C. DeFelice, J.E. Smith, D. Muir & L.G. Eldredge · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
2001
Marine species survey of Johnston Atoll, central Pacific Ocean, June 2000Coles, S.L., R.C. DeFelice & D. Minton · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
Where Bishop collected it
118 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1902 by A. Seale; A. Seale (Nuku Hiva).
From the collection
Alive today
232 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-11
Kaiminani, HI 96740, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-24
North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) Jennifer Fieffer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-23
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
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)
2026-08-31
Kamehameha Hwy, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) Salem De La Luna, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-29
Onekahakaha Rd, Hilo, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)