Nerita chamaeleon

Nerita chamaeleon is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.[1]

Nerita chamaeleon
two shells of Nerita chamaeleon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Neritimorpha
clade Cycloneritimorpha
Superfamily:
Neritoidea
Family:
Neritidae
Genus:
Nerita
Species:
N. chamaeleon
Binomial name
Nerita chamaeleon

Description

Their shell is smaller in size. It grows up to 25mm.[2] They are colourful in nature and commonly seen in inter tidal rocky shore. They are active in night times.[3]

Distribution

This snail is found on rocks, breakwaters and seawall of Pulau Ubin, Changi, Tanah Merah, Marina South, Labrador, Sentosa, Pulau Bukom, St. John's Island, Pulau Hantu, Pulau Semakau, Pulau Salu, Tuas[4] and Godavari region in India.[5] Present too in southern Thailand(Andamane sea)

References
  1. Nerita chamaeleon Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 May 2010.
  2. Baskara Sanjeevi, S and S. Manoharan. 2014. A catalogue of estuarine molluscs in India. ENVIS Publication Series:1/March,2014. Annamalai University, India, 220p
  3. "Chameleon nerite snail (Nerita chamaeleon)".
  4. Tan, S.K. & Clements, R. (2008) Taxonomy and distribution of the Neritidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) on Singapore. Zoological Studies 47(4): 481–494
  5. Baskara Sanjeevi, S and S. Manoharan. 2014. A catalogue of estuarine molluscs in India. ENVIS Publication Series:1/March,2014. Annamalai University, India, 220p


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