Naytia is a genus of brackish water snails, gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Nassariinae of the family Nassariidae.[1]

Naytia
Shell of Naytia glabrata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Naytia
H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
Type species
Strombus glabratus G. B. Sowerby II, 1842
Synonyms[1]
  • Dorsanum (Fluviodorsum) Boettger, 1885
  • Nassa (Naytia) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Nassarius (Naytia) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853

Description

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The shell is smooth. The aperture has a channel at the hind part continued up the spire.[2]

Species

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Species within the genus Naytia include:

References

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  • Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853–1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization (vol 1 - vol 3 ed.). London: van Voorst. Retrieved 9 July 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Galindo, L. A.; Puillandre, N.; Utge, J.; Lozouet, P.; Bouchet, P. (2016). The phylogeny and systematics of the Nassariidae revisited (Gastropoda, Buccinoidea). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 99: 337-353
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