Chauvetia gigantea

Chauvetia gigantea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[2]

Chauvetia gigantea
Shell of Chauvetia gigantea (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Buccinidae
Genus:
Chauvetia
Species:
C. gigantea
Binomial name
Chauvetia gigantea
Oliver & Rolan, 2008[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Senegal.

References
  1. Oliver & Rolan (2008). Iberus 26 (2) : 133–175. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  2. Chauvetia gigantea Oliver & Rolan, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  • 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


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