Chauvetia lineolata

Chauvetia lineolata
Shell of Chauvetia lineolata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Chauvetiidae
Genus:	Chauvetia
Species:	C. lineolata
Binomial name
Chauvetia lineolata (Tiberi, 1868)
Synonyms
Nesaea lineolataTiberi, 1868 ·

Chauvetia lineolata 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 11 mm, its diameter 5 mm.

(Original description in Latin) The shell is elongated and turreted, with a whitish color. It is elegantly latticed with longitudinal ribs and transverse bands.

The 18 to 20 ribs are colorless and not granulated. The bands between the ribs are decorated with interrupted reddish lines. The spire is very elevated and has a mammillated (nipple-like) apex. The seven whorls are rounded and separated by a deep suture. The aperture is ovate (egg-shaped) and is nearly equal to one-third of the total length. The outer lip is remotely grooved on the inside, and lined on the outside with a strong varix (a thickened ridge). The siphonal canal is dilated at its base. ^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Italy, Malta and Greece.

References

1. Chauvetia lineolata (Tiberi, 1868) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
2. Tiberi, N. (1868). "Des testacés de la Méditerranée qui doivent ètre cpmpris dans les genres Lachesis et Nesaea de Risso". Journal de Conchyliologie. 16. Retrieved 3 September 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

External links

• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). "Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification". Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180–213.