Nerita chamaeleon is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.
Description Their shell is smaller in size. It grows up to 25mm.Baskara Sanjeevi, S and S. Manoharan. 2014. A catalogue of estuarine molluscs in India. ENVIS Publication Series:1/March,2014. Annamalai University, India, 220p They are colourful in nature and commonly seen in inter tidal rocky shore. They are active in night times.
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, TuasTan, S.K. & Clements, R. (2008) Taxonomy and distribution of the Neritidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) on Singapore. Zoological Studies 47(4): 481–494 and Godavari region in India.Baskara Sanjeevi, S and S. Manoharan. 2014. A catalogue of estuarine molluscs in India. ENVIS Publication Series:1/March,2014. Annamalai University, India, 220p Present too in southern Thailand(Andamane sea)
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