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 lefebvriiMaravigna, 1840 Chauvetia lefebvrei (Maravigna, 1840) (misspelling) Donovania folineae(Delle Chiaje, 1828) sensu R. A. Philippi, 1844 misapplication Fusus granulatusCalcara, 1839 Lachesis areolataTiberi, 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. Chauvetia lefebvrii (Maravigna, 1840) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 29 August 2010.