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Nerita chamaeleon

Scientific Name:-
Nerita chamaeleon

Common Name:-
Oxpalate nerite

Malayalam Name:-

Category:-
Mollusca

Status:-
Not evaluated


Description:-

Shell small, solid, globose, whorls three, convex, spire not elevated, apex pointed, Aperture half moon shaped, small, deep, columella thick, callus traversed by irregular longitudinal ridges on the inner and outer halves with granulations in between outer lip thin and sharp, inner margin callous and denticulate, first and second superior teeth knob-shaped, inferior most tooth stronger. Sculpture composed of crenulated spiral ridges and faint axial growth lines. Colour blackish green, often with three broad, dark spiral bands, columella creamy white, outer lip ornamented with black spots or thin black band.

Threats:-

Not reported

Remark:-

Rao (2003) recorded the occurrence of this species along Kerala coast

Habitat:-

Intertidal rocky shores; intertidal flats and sandy substrates

Synonyms:-

Nerita (Argonerita) chamaeleon Linnaeus, 1758
Nerita annulata Reeve, 1855 (synonym)
Nerita bizonalis Lamarck, 1816 (synonym)
Nerita chloroleuca Philippi, 1848 (synonym)
Nerita laevilirata G. B. Sowerby III, 1914 (synonym)
Nerita maculata Noodt, 1819
Nerita marmorata Hombron & Jacquinot, 1854 (synonym)
Nerita modesta Hombron & Jacquinot, 1854 (synonym)
Nerita scabrella Philippi, 1848 (synonym)

References:-

Rao, NVS (2003). Indian seashells Records of the Zoological Survey of India ZSI, Kolkata (Part 1). 416 pp.




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