Nerita chamaeleon
creator: Bouchet, Philippe
date: 2026-08-27
language: en
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publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Nerita chamaeleon Linnaeus, 1758
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Nerita chamaeleon Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596064 on 2026-08-27
created: 2012-02-28T12:07:12Z
modified: 2012-02-28T12:07:12Z
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rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Nerita chamaeleon Linnaeus, 1758
class: Gastropoda
family: Neritidae
genus: Nerita
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp.
name published in: Lamarck, [J. B. P. A. de M. de]. (1816). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature, Mollusques et polypes divers. Part 23 [Livraison 84, 14 December 1816], Tome 3, pp. 1-16, pls. 391-431, 431 bis, 431 bis*, 432-488, Paris: Vve Agasse.
name published in: Noodt, J. (1819). Museum Boltenianum. Verzeichniss der von dem verstorbenen Joachim Friedrich Bolten hinterlassenen vortrefflichen Sammlung Conchylien, Mineralien und Kunstsachen die am 26. April d. J., Morgens um 10 Uhr öffentlich verkauft werden sollen durch den Makler J. Noodt. Hamburg: J. Noodt. vi + 156 pp., 4 pls.
name published in: Philippi, R. A. (1847-1848). Testaceorum novorum centuria. Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie. 4(5): 71-77; 4(6): 84-96; 4(8): 113-127 [1847]; 5(1): 13-16; 5(2): 17-27 [1848].
name published in: Reeve, L. A. (1855). Monograph of the genus Nerita. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 9, pls 1-19, and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 2-5, Jun. 1855; 1, 6-19, Aug. 1855].
name published in: Sowerby, G. B. III. (1914). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from New Caledonia, Japan, and other localities. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 11(1): 5-10.
name published in year: 1758
name published in year: 1816
name published in year: 1819
name published in year: 1847-1848
name published in year: 1855
name published in year: 1914
order: Cycloneritida
parent name usage ID: 138254
phylum: Mollusca
scientific name authorship: Linnaeus, 1758
specific epithet: chamaeleon
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted