Chauvetia decorata
| Chauvetia decorata | |
|---|---|
| Shell of Chauvetia decorata (specimen at the Natural History Museum, Rotterdam) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Chauvetiidae |
| Genus: | Chauvetia |
| Species: | C. decorata
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| Binomial name | |
| Chauvetia decorata Monterosato, 1889
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Chauvetia decorata 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 marine species occurs in the Strait of Gibraltar and off the Canary Islands.
References
- ^ Chauvetia decorata Monterosato, 1889. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Landau, B.M. & Micali, P. (2023). The Pliocene Gastropoda (Mollusca) of Estepona, southern Spain. Part 19: Chauvetiidae (Buccinoidea). Cainozoic Research. 23(2): 245-278.
External links
- Monterosato, T.A. di (1889). "Coquilles marines marocaines". Journal de Conchyliologie. 37 (1): 117. Retrieved 2 September 2025.