''Chauvetia'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s, marine
gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Buccinidae
The Buccinidae are a very large and diverse taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Buccinidae. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Ac ...
, the true whelks.
Description
The strong shell is turreted and many-whorled. The
body whorl
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is not very large. The surface is crossed by longitudinal ribs and transverse striae. The
apex
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A-Bomb
Abomination
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Abyss
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of the spire is mammillated. The
aperture
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is oval. The
siphonal canal
The siphonal canal is an anatomical feature of the shells of certain groups of sea snails within the clade Neogastropoda. Some sea marine gastropods have a soft tubular anterior extension of the mantle called a siphon through which water i ...
is very short, straight and not recurved. The outer
lip
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is slightly thickened and crenated internally.
Species
Species within the genus ''Chauvetia'' include:
* ''
Chauvetia affinis''
( Monterosato, 1889)
* ''
Chauvetia austera''
Oliver & Rolán, 2009
*''
Chauvetia balgimae''
Gofas & Oliver, 2010
* ''
Chauvetia bartolomeoi''
Ardovini, 2008
* ''
Chauvetia borgesi''
Oliver & Rolán, 2009
* ''
Chauvetia brunnea
''Chauvetia brunnea'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae
The Buccinidae are a very large and diverse taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, ...
''
(Donovan, 1804)
* ''
Chauvetia candidissima
''Chauvetia candidissima'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae
The Buccinidae are a very large and diverse taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks.Bouchet, P.; Gof ...
''
(Philippi, 1836)
* ''
Chauvetia crassior''
(Odhner, 1932)
* ''
Chauvetia decorata''
Monterosato, 1889
* ''
Chauvetia dentifera''
Gofas & Oliver, 2010
* ''
Chauvetia distans''
Oliver & Rolán, 2009
* ''
Chauvetia edentula''
Oliver & Rolán, 2009
* ''
Chauvetia errata''
Oliver & Rolán, 2009
* ''
Chauvetia gigantea''
Oliver & Rolan, 2008
* ''
Chauvetia gigantissina''
Oliver & Rolán, 2009
* ''
Chauvetia giunchiorum''
(Micali, 1999)
* ''
Chauvetia hernandezi''
Oliver & Rolán, 2009
* † ''
Chauvetia inopinata''
Landau, C. M. Silva & Vermeij, 2015
* ''
Chauvetia joani''
Oliver & Rolan, 2008
* ''
Chauvetia lamyi''
Knudsen, 1956
* ''
Chauvetia lefebvrii
''Chauvetia lefebvrii'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae
The Buccinidae are a very large and diverse taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks.Bouchet, P.; Gofas ...
''
(Maravigna, 1840)
* ''
Chauvetia lineolata''
(Tiberi, 1868)
* ''
Chauvetia luciacuestae''
Oliver & Rolan, 2008
* ''
Chauvetia mamillata''
( Risso, 1826)
* ''
Chauvetia maroccana''
Gofas & Oliver, 2010
* ''
Chauvetia mauritania''
Hoffman, Fraussen & Freiwald, 2018
* ''
Chauvetia megastoma''
Oliver & Rolán, 2009
* ''
Chauvetia merianae''
Hoffman, Fraussen & Freiwald, 2018
* ''
Chauvetia multilirata''
Oliver & Rolan, 2008
* ''
Chauvetia obliqua''
Nordsieck & Talavera, 1979: (nomen dubium)
* ''
Chauvetia pardacuta''
Oliver & Rolan, 2008
* ''
Chauvetia pardofasciata''
Oliver & Rolan, 2008
* ''
Chauvetia peculiaris''
Oliver & Rolán, 2009
* ''
Chauvetia pelorcei''
Oliver & Rolan, 2008
* ''
Chauvetia poseidonae''
Hoffman, Fraussen & Freiwald, 2018
* ''
Chauvetia procerula''
Monterosato, 1889
* ''
Chauvetia recondita''
(Brugnone, 1873)
* ''
Chauvetia retifera''
(Brugnone, 1880)
* ''
Chauvetia robustalba''
Oliver & Rolan, 2008
* ''
Chauvetia soni''
(Bruguière, 1789)
* ''
Chauvetia taeniata''
Gofas & Oliver, 2010
* ''
Chauvetia tenebrosa''
Oliver & Rolan, 2008
* ''
Chauvetia tenuisculpta''
(Dautzenberg, 1891)
* † ''
Chauvetia turqueti''
(C. Vélain, 1876)
* ''
Chauvetia turritellata''
(Deshayes, 1835)
* ''
Chauvetia ventrosa''
Nordsieck, 1976
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Chauvetia javieri''
Oliver & Rolan, 2008: synonym of ''
Chauvetia bartolomeoi''
* ''Chauvetia lefebvrei''
(Maravigna, 1840): synonym of ''Chauvetia lefebvrii''
(Maravigna, 1840) (misspelling)
* ''Chauvetia minima''
(Montagu, 1803): synonym of ''Chauvetia brunnea''
(Donovan, 1804)
* ''Chauvetia pellisphocae''
(Reeve, 1845) sensu Pallary, 1920: synonym of ''Chauvetia retifera''
(Brugnone, 1880) † (misidentification by Pallary (1920) and other European authors)
* ''Chauvetia submamillata''
(Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882):
synonym of ''
Chauvetia mamillata''
* ''Chauvetia vulpecula''
(Monterosato, 1874): synonym of ''Chauvetia recondita''
(Brugnone, 1873)
References
* Oliver J.D. & Rolan E. 2008. Las especies del género Chauvetia (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda) del área de Dakar, Senegal, África occidental, con la descripción de diez especies nuevas. Iberus 26(2) : 133-175
* Oliver, J. D.; Rolán, E. (2009). Las especies de Chauvetia Monterosato, 1884 (Mollusca, Neogastropoda) de Canarias y el área oeste africana de Mauritania y Sahara. Iberus. 27(2): 113-154
* Gofas S. & Oliver J.D., 2010. Las especies del género Chauvetia (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Buccinidae) del área ibero-marroquí, con descripción de cuatro especies nuevas. Iberus 28(1): 23-60
* Gofas, S. & Oliver, J.D., 2010. The species of the genus Chauvetia (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Buccinidae) in the Ibero-moroccan area, with the description of four new species. Iberus 28(1): 23-60
External links
Monterosato T. A. (di) (1884). Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee. Palermo, Virzi, 152 ppRisso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Paris, Levrault:. . 3(XVI): 1-480, 14 plsBucquoy E., Dautzenberg P. & Dollfus G. (1882-1886). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome Ier. Gastropodes. Paris: Baillière & fils. 570 pp., 66 pls. [pp. 1-84, pls 1-10, 1882; pp. 85-196, pls 11-20, 1883; pp. 197-342, pls 21-40, 1884; pp. 343-418, pls 41-50, 1885; pp. 419-570, pls 51-66Iredale, T. (1918). Molluscan nomenclatural problems and solutions.- No. 1. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 13(1-2): 28-40Pallary, P. (1902). Liste des mollusques testacés de la baie de Tanger. Journal de Conchyliologie. 50: 1-39, pl. 1Micali P. (1999). Note sulle specie di Chauvetia dell'Atlantico nord-orientale. Bollettino Malacologico 34(5-8): 53-68
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