Chauvetia turritellata

Chauvetia turritellata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Chauvetiidae
Genus: Chauvetia
Species:
C. turritellata
Binomial name
Chauvetia turritellata
(Deshayes, 1835)
Synonyms

Fusus turritellatus Deshayes, 1835

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

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea.

References

  • Deshayes, G.P. (1835). Mollusques. pp. 81-203, iii, pls. 18-28, 1 text fig. In: J.-B.-G.-M. Bory de Saint-Vincent (ed.), Expédition scientifique de Morée. Section des sciences physiques. Tome III (1.re Partie). Zoologie. Paris: F.G. Levrault.
  • Micali, P. (1999). "Note sulle specie di Chauvetia dell'Atlantico nord-orientale" (PDF). Bollettino Malacologico. 34 (5–8): 61–63. Retrieved 3 September 2025.