Naquetia annandalei explained

Naquetia annandalei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.^[1]

Description

The species attains a size of 100 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Bay of Bengal; off Vietnam; the Philippine Islands; Taiwan; South Japan; Queensland, Australia; and the Marquesas

References

• Preston, H.B. (1910) Description of five new species of marine shells from the Bay of Bengal. Records of the Indian Museum, 5, 117–121.
• 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.

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Naquetia annandalei (Preston, 1910). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217177 on 2021-08-31