Home > Invertebrates > Shells > Nerites > Nerita plicata

Updated 8/17/2025

Family Neritidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Nerita plicata

Portlock, Oahu

 

PLEATED NERITE

Rare in the high intertidal zone of Hawaii but common elsewhere.  Color ranges from pink to white with black streaks.  Attains 1.4 inches, 35 mm.  East Africa to Hawaii, Easter Island, and Clipperton.