Species of gastropod
Naquetia triqueter
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Scientific classification
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Domain:
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Eukaryota
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Kingdom:
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Animalia
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Phylum:
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Mollusca
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Class:
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Gastropoda
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Subclass:
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Caenogastropoda
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Order:
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Neogastropoda
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Family:
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Muricidae
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Genus:
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Naquetia
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Species:
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N. triqueter
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Binomial name
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Naquetia triqueter
(Born, 1778)
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Synonyms[1]
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- Chicoreus (Naquetia) triqueter (Born, 1778)
- Chicoreus (Naquetia) triqueter vokesae Houart, 1986
- Chicoreus (Triplex) flexuosus Perry, G., 1811
- Murex (Chicoreus) triqueter Born, 1778
- Murex roseotinctus Sowerby, 1860
- Murex trigonulus Lamarck, 1816
- Murex triqueter Born, 1778
- Naquetia triquetra (Born, I. von, 1778)
- Pterynotus triquetor Born
- Purpura cancellata Roding, 1798
- Purpura variegata Roding, 1798
- Triplex flexuosa Perry, 1811
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Naquetia triqueter, common name : the three-angled murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 50 mm and 75 mm
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Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar, Tanzania, Chagos and the Mascarene Basin; and in the Western Pacific Ocean.
References
- Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testaces marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
- Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
- Abbott, R.T. & S.P. Dance (1986). Compendium of sea shells. American Malacologists, Inc:Melbourne, Florida
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