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Chamaeleon nerite

Nerita chamaeleon Linnaeus, 1758

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The chamaeleon nerite (Nerita chamaeleon) is a species in the family Neritidae, order Cycloneritida.

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Quick facts about the chamaeleon nerite

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the chamaeleon nerite live?

Not recorded

Is the chamaeleon nerite endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the chamaeleon nerite classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderCycloneritida
  5. familyNeritidae
  6. genusNerita
  7. SpeciesNerita chamaeleon Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms Nerita annulata, Nerita bizonalis, Nerita chamaeleon, Nerita chloroleuca, Nerita laevilirata, Nerita maculara, Nerita scabrella

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • zubovec chameleónskýCzech
  • オオマルアマオブネJapanese
  • Nerite-camaleãoPortuguese
  • หอยทะนนลายThai
  • 大圓蜑螺Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the chamaeleon nerite

Other species in the same genus Nerita.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the chamaeleon nerite?

The chamaeleon nerite (Nerita chamaeleon) belongs to the family Neritidae in the order Cycloneritida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Chamaeleon nerite (Nerita chamaeleon). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/chamaeleon-nerite

MLA

“Chamaeleon nerite (Nerita chamaeleon).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/chamaeleon-nerite.

BibTeX
@misc{chamaeleon_nerite_2026,
  title = {Chamaeleon nerite (Nerita chamaeleon)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chamaeleon-nerite},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}