Nerita polita Linnaeus, 1758
33.2mm

Nerita polita is common in the high intertidal and rocky beach splash zones. The shell is highly variable in color. It tends to hide under rocks and in crevices during the day, coming out on the splash zone rocks at night to graze.

This one appears to be a small (7.7mm) juvenile.

Created 12 August 2018
Updated 1 October 2019

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