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Naquetia 
A shell of Naquetia barclayi, anterior end towards the bottom of the page Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade NeogastropodaSuperfamily: Muricoidea Family: Muricidae Subfamily: Muricinae Genus: Naquetia
Jousseaume, 1880 [1]Synonyms[1] Chicoreus (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:
- Naquetia barclayi (Reeve, 1858)
- Naquetia cumingii (A. Adams, 1853)
- Naquetia fosteri D'Attilio & Hertz, 1987
- Naquetia triqueter (Born, 1778)
- Naquetia vokesae Houart, 1986
- Species brought into synonymy
- Naquetia annandalei : synonym of Naquetia barclayi (Reeve, 1858)
References
- ^ 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
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