Nerita chamaeleon is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.[1]
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| two shells of Nerita chamaeleon | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Neritimorpha |
| Order: | Cycloneritida |
| Family: | Neritidae |
| Genus: | Nerita |
| Species: | N. chamaeleon
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| Nerita chamaeleon | |
Description
editTheir 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
editThis 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
edit- ^ Nerita chamaeleon Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 May 2010.
- ^ Baskara Sanjeevi, S and S. Manoharan. 2014. A catalogue of estuarine molluscs in India. ENVIS Publication Series:1/March,2014. Annamalai University, India, 220p
- ^ "Chameleon nerite snail (Nerita chamaeleon)".
- ^ Tan, S.K. & Clements, R. (2008) Taxonomy and distribution of the Neritidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) on Singapore. Zoological Studies 47(4): 481–494
- ^ Baskara Sanjeevi, S and S. Manoharan. 2014. A catalogue of estuarine molluscs in India. ENVIS Publication Series:1/March,2014. Annamalai University, India, 220p