Shells of South
East Queensland

Tweed Heads to Noosa
Neritidae

Nerita chamaeleon

Linnaeus, 1758


Specimens

Shelly Beach,  Australia
Size: 24mm    Collected: 2018
Found in rock pool on algae covered rock platform at low tide. Very common in the area

Elliiot Heads,  Australia
Size: mm    Collected: 1986
found dead on basalt type rocks in wave crash zone on head land. Live N. chameleon also present

Airlie Beach,  Australia
Size: mm    Collected: 1986
found dead in sand near rocks

Dingo Beach,  Australia
Size: 10mm    Collected: 1991
On sea grass bed at edge of water on low tide.

Bowen,  Australia
Size: 10mm    Collected: 1991
On sea grass bed at edge of water on low tide.

Heron Island,  Australia
Size: mm    Collected: Unknown
No data.

Loloata Island,  Papua New Guinea
Size: mm    Collected: 2001
found dead at low tide mark on rocky forshore. common in area, but only took dead specimesn.

Aru Is,  Indonesia
Size: 22mm    Collected: Unknown
on rocks and rubble

Toba Island,  Indonesia
Size: 22mm    Collected: Unknown
On rocks and rubble