Gastropoda - Neritoidea - Neritidae
Alternative combination: Nerita chamaeleon
Belongs to Nerita (Theliostyla) according to A. J. W. Hendy 2007
See also Jensen 1996, Oostingh 1935 and Short and Potter 1987
Sister taxa: Nerita (Theliostyla) albicilla, Nerita (Theliostyla) alternans, Nerita (Theliostyla) exuvioides, Nerita (Theliostyla) fortidentata, Nerita (Theliostyla) fulgurans, Nerita (Theliostyla) funiculata, Nerita (Theliostyla) joaquinensis, Nerita (Theliostyla) kennedyi, Nerita (Theliostyla) lindae, Nerita (Theliostyla) martiniana, Nerita (Theliostyla) paucigranosa, Nerita (Theliostyla) plutonis, Nerita (Theliostyla) semirugosa, Nerita (Theliostyla) triangulata
Subtaxa: Nerita (Theliostyla) chamaeleon squamata
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of French Polynesia (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Indonesia (1), Japan (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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