Chauvetia recondita is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[1]

Chauvetia recondita
Shell of Chauvetia recondita (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Buccinidae
Genus: Chauvetia
Species:
C. recondita
Binomial name
Chauvetia recondita
(Brugnone, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Chauvetia vulpecula (Monterosato, 1874)
  • Chauvetia vulpecula attenuata F. Nordsieck, 1976
  • Lachesis recondita Brugnone, 1873
  • Lachesis vulpecula Monterosato, 1874

Description

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Distribution

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This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Sicily.

References

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  • Brugnone G. A. (1873). Miscellanea malachologica. Pars prima. Palermo, Michele Amenta, 15 pp. + 1 pl.
  • 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
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