polished nerite

Nerita polita

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Order: Cycloneritida
Family: Neritidae

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.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 200France · 16United Kingdom · 2

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionNerita polita, Wikipedia contributors

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