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Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Family Neritidae
Nerites
| These algae-grazing snails inhabit rocky shores or streams. They
have a calcareous operculum that tightly closes the aperture. |
HAWAII
Nerita picea
Makapu'u, Oahu |
Kaupo, Oahu
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Black Point, Oahu
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Portlock, Oahu |
Portlock, Oahu |
Portlock, Oahu |
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COMMON NERITE PIPIPI
| Abundant in the high intertidal zone.
Does not have white speckles. May be boiled and eaten. Attains
1 inch. Endemic to Hawaii. |
Theodoxus neglectus
Portlock, Oahu |
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SPECKLED NERITE
| Abundant under stones in brackish water along shore. Has white
speckles. Attains 3/4 inch. Endemic to Hawaii. |
Nerita
polita
Kaupo, Oahu
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Kaupo, Oahu |
Kapoho tidepool, Hawaii
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Kapoho tidepool, Hawaii |
Kapoho tidepool, Hawaii |
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POLISHED NERITE
KUPE'E
| Locally common in sand under boulders at the water's edge. Gray
with various colors. Attains 1.25
inch. Hawaii & the Indo-West Pacific. |
Nerita plicata
Portlock, Oahu |
Portlock, Oahu
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Portlock, Oahu
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Portlock, Oahu |
Portlock, Oahu |
Portlock, Oahu |
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PLICATE NERITE
| Rare in Hawaii but common throughout the Indo-West Pacific.
Lives in the high intertidal zone. Color varies from white to
brown, often with black speckles. Attains 3/4
inch. |
Theodoxus
vespertinus & Neritina granosa
Hau'ula, Oahu & Iao Stream, Maui
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HIHIWAI
| Endemic snails found in the lower (T. vespertinus) and middle (N.
granosa) reaches of streams.
Found on boulders. Threatened with extinction due to diversion of
stream waters and construction of concrete stream banks. |
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