''Naytia'' is a

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of brackish water snails,

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s in the subfamily Nassariinae of the

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Nassariidae The Nassariidae, Nassa mud snails (USA), or dog whelks (UK), are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda. "Dog whelk" also refers to ''Nucella lapillus''. Shell description T ...

.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Naytia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=876149 on 2021-09-06

Species

Species within the genus ''Naytia'' include: * '' Naytia glabrata'' (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842) * '' Naytia granulosa'' (Lamarck, 1822) * '' Naytia johni'' (Monterosato, 1889) * '' Naytia priscardi'' Bozzetti, 2006

References

External links

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Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst.

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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