Chauvetia joani
| Chauvetia joani | |
|---|---|
| Shell of Chauvetia joani (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. joani
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| Binomial name | |
| Chauvetia joani Oliver & Rolan, 2008[1]
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Chauvetia joani is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chauvetiidae, the true whelks.[2]
Description
The length of the shell attains 5.8 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Senegal.
References
- ^ Oliver & Rolan (2008). Iberus 26 (2) : 133–175. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ Chauvetia joani Oliver & Rolan, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
External links
- 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.