Naquetia barclayi
| Naquetia barclayi | |
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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. barclayi
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| Binomial name | |
| Naquetia barclayi (Reeve, 1858)
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| Synonyms[3] | |
Naquetia barclayi, common name : Barclay's murex, is a
Description
The shell size varies between 50 mm and 106 mm
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Distribution
This species is distributed in the
Mascarene Basin and Mauritius; in the Western Pacific Ocean along India, the Philippines and Australia
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References
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- Sowerby, G. B. "Plate XXXVIII". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Illustrations. 1848–60. 5. Mollusca. Fig. 2.
Murex Barclayi, Reeve
- Sowerby, G. B. "Plate XXXVIII". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Illustrations. 1848–60. 5. Mollusca. Fig. 2.
- ^ Preston, H. B. (1910). "Descriptions of Five New Species of Marine Shells from the Bay of Bengal". Records of the Indian Museum. 5 (2): 118–119.
- ^ a b Naquetia barclayi (Reeve, 1858). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Abbott, R.T. & S.P. Dance (1986). Compendium of sea shells. American Malacologists, Inc:Melbourne, Florida
- Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp.
Further reading
- D'Attilio, Anthony; Hertz, Carole M. (1987). "Comparison of Naquetia annandalei (Preson, 1910) and Naquetia Barclayi (Reeve, 1857)". The Festivus. 19 (6): 56–60. ISSN 0738-9388.
- Harasewych, Jerry (1973). "More on Murex barclayi" (PDF). Hawaiian Shell News. 21 (4): 4.
- Houart, Roland (1985). "Gros plan sur les Naquetia" (PDF). Xenophora. 29: 8–10. ISSN 0755-8198.
- Houart, Roland; Tröndlé, Jean (2008). "Update of Muricidae (excluding Coralliophilinae) from French Polynesia with description of ten new species". Novapex. 9 (2–3): 56. ISSN 1375-7474.
External links
- "Naquetia barclayi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 22 December 2010.