Nerita polita

Nerita polita is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.

The subspecies Nerita polita rumphii Récluz, 1841 : synonym of Nerita litterata Gmelin, 1791

Description
Nerita polita has a distinctively smooth and polished shell that is up to 4 cm in size. It has a smooth columella with 2–4 weak teeth on the edge. The color is variable: mottled grey, red or cream, sometimes with axial bands. The operculum is smooth, and is cream to black in color.

Distribution
The distribution of Nerita polita is summarized as Indo-Pacific (Richmond, 1997); and as tropical Indo-Pacific in Kalk (1958).

Distribution of Nerita polita include:
 * Aldabra
 * Chagos
 * East Coast of South Africa
 * Kenya
 * Madagascar
 * Mascarene Basin
 * Mauritius
 * Mozambique
 * Red Sea
 * Tanzania

Ecology
The habitat of Nerita polita includes wet fine sandy shore and the littoral fringe of rocky shores.