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Family Neritidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Nerita plicata

Portlock, Oahu

PLEATED NERITE

Rare in the high intertidal zone of Hawaii but common elsewhere.  Color varies from white to brown, often with black speckles.  Attains 3/4 inch.  Hawaii & the Indo-West Pacific.