Chauvetia lefebvrii

Chauvetia lefebvrii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Chauvetiidae
Genus: Chauvetia
Species:
C. lefebvrii
Binomial name
Chauvetia lefebvrii
(Maravigna, 1840)
Synonyms[1]
  • Buccinum folineae (Delle Chiaje, 1828) sensu R. A. Philippi, 1844 misapplication
  • Buccinum lefebvrii Maravigna, 1840
  • Chauvetia lefebvrei (Maravigna, 1840) (misspelling)
  • Donovania folineae (Delle Chiaje, 1828) sensu R. A. Philippi, 1844 misapplication
  • Fusus granulatus Calcara, 1839
  • Lachesis areolata Tiberi, 1868

Chauvetia lefebvrii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chauvetiidae, the true whelks.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 8 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Corsica, Malta and Sicily; in the Strait of Gibraltar; in the Ocean off Morocco.

References

  1. ^ a b Chauvetia lefebvrii (Maravigna, 1840). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 August 2010.


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