Naquetia vokesae
| Naquetia vokesae | |
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| Shell of Naquetia vokesae (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Naquetia |
| Species: | N. vokesae
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| Binomial name | |
| Naquetia vokesae Houart, 1986
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| Synonyms | |
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Chicoreus (Naquetia) triqueter vokesae Houart, 1986 (original combination) | |
Naquetia vokesae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off Mozambique, South Africa, N Zululand and Natal; Madagascar; Comoros Islands; Tanzania and Southern Zanzibar in the western Indian Ocean and probably the Philippines, in the Pacific Ocean.
References
[edit]- ^ Naquetia vokesae Houart, 1986. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Steyn, D.G & Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 Gastropods. Published by the authors. Pp. i–vi, 1–289.
- Houart, R.; Kilburn, R. N. & Marais, A. P. (2010). Muricidae. pp. 176–270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.
- 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.
External links
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