Biology:Naquetia triqueter
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Naquetia |
| Species: | N. triqueter
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| Binomial name | |
| Naquetia triqueter (Born, 1778)
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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
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar , Tanzania, Chagos and the Mascarene Basin; and in the Western Pacific Ocean.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Naquetia triqueter (Born, 1778). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 December 2010.
- 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
External links
- "Naquetia triquetra" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/5/Shell_1155.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q6965203 entry
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