Nerita polita Sea Snail, polished nerite

Nerita polita is commonly referred to as Sea Snail, polished nerite. Difficulty in the aquarium: Very easy. A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended.

Harry Rose, Australia

Nerita polita 1, Bleeding Tooth Nerite (Nerita polita) from the Solitary Islands Marine Park headlands on the north coast of NSW Australia 2013

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Scientific:: Nerita polita
German:: Glatte Nixenschnecke
English:: Sea Snail, Polished Nerite

Category:: Snails

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Cycloneritida (Order) > Neritidae (Family) > Nerita (Genus) > polita (Species)
Initial determination:: Linnaeus, 1758

Occurrence:: Austral Islands, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Gambier Islands, Guam, Gulf of Bengal / Bay of Bengal, Hawaii, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kiribati, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marquesas Islands, Marschall Islands, Micronesia, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South-Africa, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, the Society Islands, Timor, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuamoto Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: 2 Meter
Size:: 1.18" - 1.57" (3cm - 4cm)
Temperature:: 73.4 °F - 82.4 °F (23°C - 28°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Detritus
Tank:: 11 gal (~ 50L)
Difficulty:: Very easy
Offspring:: None

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Nerita adenensis
Nerita albicilla
Ochsenzungen Nerita
Nerita alveolus
Nerita antiquata
Nerita argus
Nerita ascensionis
Nerita aterrima
Nerita atramentosa
Schwarze Nerita
Nerita balteata
Linien Nerita
Nerita chamaeleon
Chamäleon Nerita
Nerita chlorostoma
Nerita costata
Nixenschnecke
Nerita costulata
Nerita crassa
Nerita dombeyi
Nerita erythrostoma
Nerita essingtoni
Nerita exuvia
Nerita filosa
Nerita fragum
Nerita fulgurans
Nerita fuliginata
Nerita funiculata
Nerita grasi
Nerita grisea
Nerita grossa
Nerita guamensis
Nerita helicinoides
Nerita histrio
Nerita incerta
Nerita incurva
Nerita insculpta
Nerita japonica
Nerita lirellata
Nerita litterata
Nerita longii
Nerita luteonigra
Nerita magdalenae
Nerita maura
Nerita maxima
Nerita melanotragus
Schwarze Nerita
Nerita morio
Nerita neritopsoides
Nerita nigerrima
Nerita nigrita
Nerita novaeguineae
Nerita ocellata
Nerita olivaria
Nerita orbignyana
Nerita oryzarum
Nerita patula
Nerita peloronta
Nerita picea
Nerita planospira
Nerita plicata
Falten Nerita, Milchnerite
Nerita polita
Glatte Nixenschnecke
Nerita quadricolor
Nerita sanguinolenta
Nerita scabricosta
Nerita semirugosa
Nerita senegalensis
Nerita signata
Nerita striata
Nerita tessellata
Karierte Nerita, Nixenschnecke
Nerita textilis
Nixenschnecke
Nerita trifasciata
Nerita tristis
Nerita umlaasiana
Nerita undata
Nerita undulata
Nerita versicolor
Nixenschnecke
Nerita vexillum
Nerita vitiensis
Nerita winteri
Nerita yoldii

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2010-02-28 15:54:34
Last edit:: 2017-10-20 16:52:21

Info

Linnaeus, 1758

Shell with spire depressed, width greater than height. Exterior glossy, usually smooth apart from fine axial growth lines, but occasionally with fine spiral ribbing. Columella deck smooth, columella straight, with 2-5 strong teeth at centre.

Locastion:
Indo-West Pacific; in Australia, North West Cape, WA, around northern Australia to Sydney, NSW.

Synonyms:
Nerita (Linnerita) polita Linnaeus, 1758 ·
Nerita arriaca Röding, 1798
Nerita bidens Linnaeus, 1758
Nerita bifasciata Gmelin, 1791
Nerita flava Mörch, 1852
Nerita flavescens Dillwyn, 1817
Nerita hieroglyphica Dillwyn, 1817
Nerita larva Gmelin, 1791
Nerita lineolata Gray, 1858
Nerita opaca Röding, 1798
Nerita picta Humphrey, 1797

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neritimorpha (Subclass) > Cycloneritimorpha (Order) > Neritoidea (Superfamily) > Neritidae (Family) > Nerita (Genus) > Nerita polita (Species)

External links

Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Flickr, Harry Rose, Australia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Hamburger Abendblatt (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Seaschellorg (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Nerita polita 1, Bleeding Tooth Nerite (Nerita polita) from the Solitary Islands Marine Park headlands on the north coast of NSW Australia 2013

Husbandry know-how of owners

Benjamin_Herzka
@Benjamin_Herzka

am 17.06.11#2

Achtung! Die Schnecken verlassen mitunter das Becken!

Zoidberg
@Zoidberg

am 23.03.10#1

Diese Schnecke ist der beste Algenfresser den ich kenne. Innerhalb kurzer Zeit haben 25 Schnecken bei mir im Aquarium (500l netto) die Scheiben nahezu algenfrei gefressen. Die Schnecken raspeln ohne Pause an Scheiben, Steinen und sogar am Bodengrund die Algen ab.

Gegen den feinen grünen Algenbelag an den Scheiben hilft allerdings keine Schnecke, der muss immer noch mit dem Algenmagnet entfernt werden.

Fadenalgen und andere höhere Algen werden gerne gefressen. Absolut empfehlenswert!

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