Chauvetia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chauvetiidae, the true whelks.
Description The strong shell is turreted and many-whorled. The body whorl is not very large. The surface is crossed by longitudinal ribs and transverse striae. The apex of the spire is mammillated. The aperture is oval. The siphonal canal is very short, straight and not recurved. The outer lip is slightly thickened and crenated internally.Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls
Species Species within the genus Chauvetia include: Chauvetia affinis (Monterosato, 1889) Chauvetia austera Oliver & Rolán, 2009 Chauvetia balgimae Gofas & Oliver, 2010 Chauvetia bartolomeoi Ardovini, 2008 Chauvetia borgesi Oliver & Rolán, 2009 † Chauvetia brunettii Landau & Micali, 2023 Chauvetia brunnea (Donovan, 1804) Chauvetia candidissima (Philippi, 1836) † Chauvetia chirlii Brunetti, Della Bella & Cresti, 2017 † Chauvetia costulata (G. Seguenza, 1880) Chauvetia crassior (Odhner, 1932) Chauvetia decorata Monterosato, 1889 Chauvetia dentifera Gofas & Oliver, 2010 Chauvetia distans Oliver & Rolán, 2009 Chauvetia edentula Oliver & Rolán, 2009 Chauvetia elongata F. Nordsieck & García-Talavera, 1979 Chauvetia errata Oliver & Rolán, 2009 † Chauvetia fenestrata Landau & Micali, 2023 † † Chauvetia fortiornata Landau & Micali, 2023 † Chauvetia gigantea Oliver & Rolan, 2008 Chauvetia gigantissina Oliver & Rolán, 2009 Chauvetia giunchiorum (Micali, 1999) Chauvetia hernandezi Oliver & Rolán, 2009 † Chauvetia hoffmani Landau & Micali, 2023 † Chauvetia inopinata Landau, C. M. Silva & Vermeij, 2015 † Chauvetia janseni Landau & Micali, 2023 Chauvetia joani Oliver & Rolan, 2008 Chauvetia lamyi Knudsen, 1956 Chauvetia lefebvrii (Maravigna, 1840) Chauvetia lineolata (Tiberi, 1868) Chauvetia luciacuestae Oliver & Rolan, 2008 Chauvetia mamillata (Risso, 1826) Chauvetia maroccana Gofas & Oliver, 2010 Chauvetia mauritania Hoffman, Fraussen & Freiwald, 2018 Chauvetia megastoma Oliver & Rolán, 2009 Chauvetia merianae Hoffman, Fraussen & Freiwald, 2018 Chauvetia multilirata Oliver & Rolan, 2008 † Chauvetia obesa Landau & Micali, 2023 Chauvetia obliqua Nordsieck & Talavera, 1979: (nomen dubium) †Chauvetia oliveri Landau & Micali, 2023 Chauvetia pardacuta Oliver & Rolan, 2008 Chauvetia pardofasciata Oliver & Rolan, 2008 Chauvetia peculiaris Oliver & Rolán, 2009 Chauvetia pelorcei Oliver & Rolan, 2008 † Chauvetia plioetrusca Brunetti, Della Bella & Cresti, 2017 † Chauvetia pliorobusta Brunetti, Della Bella & Cresti, 2017 Chauvetia poseidonae Hoffman, Fraussen & Freiwald, 2018 Chauvetia procerula Monterosato, 1889 † Chauvetia pseudopelorcei Landau & Micali, 2023 Chauvetia recondita (Brugnone, 1873) Chauvetia retifera (Brugnone, 1880) Chauvetia robustalba Oliver & Rolan, 2008 † Chauvetia sinuosa Landau & Micali, 2023 † Chauvetia solida Landau & Micali, 2023 Chauvetia soni (Bruguière, 1789) † Chauvetia sossoi Brunetti, Della Bella & Cresti, 2017 † Chauvetia spinosa Landau & Micali, 2023 Chauvetia taeniata Gofas & Oliver, 2010 Chauvetia tenebrosa Oliver & Rolan, 2008 Chauvetia tenuisculpta (Dautzenberg, 1891) † Chauvetia turqueti (C. Vélain, 1876) Chauvetia turritellata (Deshayes, 1835) Chauvetia ventrosa Nordsieck, 1976
Species brought into synonymy Chauvetia javieri Oliver & Rolan, 2008: synonym of Chauvetia bartolomeoi Chauvetia lefebvrei (Maravigna, 1840): synonym of Chauvetia lefebvrii (Maravigna, 1840) (misspelling) Chauvetia minima (Montagu, 1803): synonym of Chauvetia brunnea (Donovan, 1804) Chauvetia pellisphocae (Reeve, 1845) sensu Pallary, 1920: synonym of Chauvetia retifera (Brugnone, 1880) † (misidentification by Pallary (1920) and other European authors) Chauvetia submamillata (Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882): synonym of Chauvetia mamillata Chauvetia vulpecula (Monterosato, 1874): synonym of Chauvetia recondita (Brugnone, 1873)
References
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 Oliver, J. D.; Rolán, E. (2009). Las especies de Chauvetia Monterosato, 1884 (Mollusca, Neogastropoda) de Canarias y el área oeste africana de Mauritania y Sahara. Iberus. 27(2): 113-154 Gofas S. & Oliver J.D., 2010. Las especies del género Chauvetia (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Buccinidae) del área ibero-marroquí, con descripción de cuatro especies nuevas. Iberus 28(1): 23-60 Gofas, S. & Oliver, J.D., 2010. The species of the genus Chauvetia (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Buccinidae) in the Ibero-moroccan area, with the description of four new species. Iberus 28(1): 23-60
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Monterosato T. A. (di) (1884). Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee. Palermo, Virzi, 152 pp Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Paris, Levrault:. . 3(XVI): 1-480, 14 pls Bucquoy E., Dautzenberg P. & Dollfus G. (1882-1886). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome Ier. Gastropodes. Paris: Baillière & fils. 570 pp., 66 pls. [pp. 1-84, pls 1-10, 1882; pp. 85-196, pls 11-20, 1883; pp. 197-342, pls 21-40, 1884; pp. 343-418, pls 41-50, 1885; pp. 419-570, pls 51-66 Iredale, T. (1918). Molluscan nomenclatural problems and solutions.- No. 1. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 13(1-2): 28-40 Pallary, P. (1902). Liste des mollusques testacés de la baie de Tanger. Journal de Conchyliologie. 50: 1-39, pl. 1 Micali P. (1999). Note sulle specie di Chauvetia dell'Atlantico nord-orientale. Bollettino Malacologico 34(5-8): 53-68,