Naquetia annandalei
| Naquetia annandalei | |
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| Original illustration of Pteronotus annandalei (currently Naquetia annandalei) from Preston (1910) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Naquetia |
| Species: | N. annandalei |
| Binomial name | |
| Naquetia annandalei (Preston, 1910) | |
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Naquetia annandalei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The shell is fusiform and reaches a length of about 76.5 mm, with a reported maximum size of up to 100 millimetres (3.9 in). It is pale reddish-brown, marked with indistinct chestnut bands.[2]
The spire consists of approximately 9½ whorls. The shell bears three foliaceous varices along its length, the first two forming hollow spines. The remaining whorls have a somewhat rough (scabrous) appearance, sculptured with fine beaded spiral striae and transverse nodulous ribs. The sutures are impressed and coarsely crenellated by the terminations of the transverse ribs.[2]
The columella is slightly curved, white, and expanded. The outer lip (labrum) is nearly continuous, reflexed, and whitish, with three widely spaced chestnut spots corresponding to the termination of the colour bands. The aperture is oval, with a notch at the junction of the outer lip and parietal wall.[2]
The siphonal canal is elongated, closed, and recurved anteriorly. The margin is nearly erect and extends into a thick, well-defined white callus bearing an indistinct nodule.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Bay of Bengal; off Vietnam; the Philippine Islands; Taiwan; South Japan; Queensland, Australia; and the Marquesas
Original description
The species was originally described as Pteronotus annandalei by Preston (1910) based on material collected off Gopalpur, Bay of Bengal, at depths of 30–38 fathoms (180–228 ft; 55–69 m).[2]
References
- ↑ 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
- 1 2 3 4 5 Preston, H.B. (1910). "Description of five new species of marine shells from the Bay of Bengal". Records of the Indian Museum. 5: 118–119. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.10495. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- 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.