Chauvetia recondita

Chauvetia recondita
Shell of Chauvetia recondita (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Chauvetiidae
Genus:	Chauvetia
Species:	C. recondita
Binomial name
Chauvetia recondita (Brugnone, 1873)
Synonyms
Chauvetia vulpecula(Monterosato, 1874) Chauvetia vulpecula attenuataF. Nordsieck, 1976 Lachesis reconditaBrugnone, 1873 Lachesis vulpeculaMonterosato, 1874

Chauvetia recondita 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 5⅓ mm, its diameter 2 mm.

(Original description in Latin) The shell is minute and turreted. It has 9 convex whorls that are latticed with vertical riblets and elevated transverse lines. The aperture is ovate, with a short tail. The siphonal canal is widely open. The outer lip is somewhat thickened and smooth on the inside, and the apex is obtuse (blunt).

The first whorl is smooth, while the others are cancellated (cross-hatched). The riblets and bands are nearly equal and are equally spaced from each other, latticing the surface precisely. At their intersection, they form granules.

On the body whorl, there are about 15 riblets that disappear toward the tail. On this same whorl, there are 10 bands, 5 of which are intersected by the riblets, and the others roughen the tail. On the remaining whorls, there are 3 bands. ^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Sicily.

References

1. Chauvetia recondita (Brugnone, 1873) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
2. Brugnone G. A. (1873). Miscellanea malachologica. Pars prima. Palermo, Michele Amenta, 15 pp. + 1 pl. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

• Nordsieck F. (1976). Famiglia Buccinidae. Il genere Chauvetia Monterosato, 1884 nei mari d'Europa. La Conchiglia 89-90: 3-7
• 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

External links

• Monterosato T. A. (di) (1874 (luglio)). Recherches conchyliologiques, effectuées au Cap Santo Vito, en Sicile. (Traduz. dall'italiano di H. Crosse). Journal de Conchyliologie 22 (3) : 243-282 (luglio) 22 (4)