Naquetia

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

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

Species

Species within the genus Naquetia include:

Species brought into synonymy

References

  1. ^ a b Houart, R. (2010). Naquetia Jousseaume, 1880. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204408 on 2010-12-22
  • Houart, R., Moe, C. & Chen C. (2021). Living species of the genera Chicomurex Arakawa, 1964 and Naquetia Jousseaume, 1880 (Gastropoda: Muricidae) in the Indo-West Pacific. Novapex. 22 (hors-série 14): 1-52.
  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
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