Naquetia

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Naquetia

Naquetia is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the rock snails or murex snails.[1]

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Naquetia
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A shell of Naquetia barclayi, anterior end towards the bottom of the page
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricinae
Genus: Naquetia
Jousseaume, 1880
Type species
Murex triqueter Born, 1778
Synonyms[1]
  • Chicoreus (Naquetia) Jousseaume, 1880
  • Pterynotus (Naquetia) Jousseaume, 1880
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Species

Species within the genus Naquetia include:

Species brought into synonymy

References

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