Nerita chamaeleon

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth0–2 m
Water temperature20–30 °C
Best monthsJune, July, and September
How commonOccasional

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About this species

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

Text from the Wikipedia article “Nerita chamaeleon”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 14 records
February: 9 records
March: 3 records
April: 10 records
May: 10 records
June: 27 records
July: 36 records
August: 5 records
September: 28 records
October: 27 records
November: 1 records
December: 12 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–2 m · Deepest record: 1.5 m

0–10 m: 3 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C

18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 62 records
24–26 °C: 96 records
26–28 °C: 63 records
28–30 °C: 89 records

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: オオマルアマオブネ

Other scientific names: Nerita (Argonerita) chamaeleon, Nerita (Theliostyla) bizonalis, Nerita annulata, Nerita bizonalis, Nerita chloroleuca, Nerita laevilirata, Nerita maculara, Nerita scabrella

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Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
440 open-data records from 1758 to 2011.

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