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Nerita (Linnerita) polita Linnaeus, 1758

216249  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216249)

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(of Nerita polita Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Description Habitat: wet fine sandy shore (Ruwa, 1984).
Distinctive smooth and polished shell, up to 4 cm, smooth columella with 2-4...  
Description Habitat: wet fine sandy shore (Ruwa, 1984).
Distinctive smooth and polished shell, up to 4 cm, smooth columella with 2-4 weak teeth on the edge. Colour variable, mottled grey, red or cream, sometimes with axial bands. Operculum smooth, cream to black. Habitat: Littoral fringe of rocky shores. Distribution: Indo-Pacific (Richmond, 1997); Tropical Indo-Pacific in Kalk (1958). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Nerita (Linnerita) polita Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216249 on 2024-03-28
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1997-02-22 16:55:09Z
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2000-09-14 06:49:43Z
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Garcia, Maria
2010-09-02 12:32:33Z
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2012-12-20 21:18:41Z
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2020-06-15 08:33:27Z
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original description  (of Nerita polita Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

basis of record Eichhorst, T. E. (2016). <i>Neritidae of the world. Volume 1</i>. Harxheim: Conchbooks. 695 pp. [details]   

additional source Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160. (look up in IMIS[details]   

additional source Branch, G. M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. <em>David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.</em> , available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=W_2QB8ftLgcC [details]   

additional source Vermeij G.J. (1984). The systematic position of the neritid prosobranch gastropod <i>Nerita polita</i> and related species. <i>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington</i>, 97(4): 688-692. [details]   

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
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Authority Lamarck as author in Kalk (1958). [details]

Description Habitat: wet fine sandy shore (Ruwa, 1984).
Distinctive smooth and polished shell, up to 4 cm, smooth columella with 2-4 weak teeth on the edge. Colour variable, mottled grey, red or cream, sometimes with axial bands. Operculum smooth, cream to black. Habitat: Littoral fringe of rocky shores. Distribution: Indo-Pacific (Richmond, 1997); Tropical Indo-Pacific in Kalk (1958). [details]

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