Polished nerite

Nerita polita

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth0–2 m
Water temperature17–30 °C
Best monthsJune, July, and September
How commonOccasional

About this species

Nerita polita is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, commonly known as polished nerite or kupe'e in Hawaiian. It is a marine snail that has the ability to provide significant resources such as proteins, vitamins, minerals. It is known as Golhaa in the Maldivian language.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 36 records
February: 20 records
March: 20 records
April: 11 records
May: 25 records
June: 56 records
July: 60 records
August: 28 records
September: 38 records
October: 23 records
November: 18 records
December: 25 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–2 m · Deepest record: 10.7 m

0–10 m: 14 records
10–20 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 17–30 °C

16–18 °C: 1 records
18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 7 records
22–24 °C: 47 records
24–26 °C: 95 records
26–28 °C: 121 records
28–30 °C: 195 records

Names and classification

English: Polished nerite, polished nerite

Names in 2 more languages

German: Glatte Nixenschnecke
Japanese: ニシキアマオブネ

Other scientific names: Nerita (Linnerita) polita, Nerita arriaca, Nerita bidens, Nerita bifasciata, Nerita flava, Nerita flavescens, Nerita lineolata, Nerita opaca, Nerita picta

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Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
1,012 open-data records from 1758 to 2021.

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