Chauvetia

Chauvetia
Shell of Chauvetia balgimae (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Buccinidae
Genus: Chauvetia
Monterosato, 1884[1]
Type species
Chauvetia mamillata (Risso, 1826)
Synonyms[2]
  • Chauvetia (Donovaniella) F. Nordsieck, 1968
  • Chauvetiella F. Nordsieck, 1968
  • Donovania Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1883 (invalid: junior homonym of Donovania Leach, 1814 [Crustacea]; Chauvetia and Syntagma are replacement names)
  • Donovania (Adansonia) Pallary, 1902 (invalid: unnecessary nom. nov. pro Folineaea Monterosato, 1884, by Pallary treated as a junior homonym of Folinia Crosse, 1868)
  • Donovaniella F. Nordsieck, 1968
  • Folineaea Monterosato, 1884
  • Folinia [sic] (misspelling of Folinaea Monterosato, 1884; non Folinia Crosse, 1868)
  • Lachesis Risso, 1826 (invalid: junior homonym of Lachesis Daudin, 1803 [Reptilia]; Donovania and Syntagma are replacement names)
  • Nesaea Risso, 1826 (invalid: junior homonym of Nesaea Leach, 1814 [Crustacea]; Donovania and Chauvetia are replacement names)
  • Pleurotoma (Lachesis) Risso, 1826
  • Syntagma Iredale, 1918

Chauvetia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[2]

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.[3]

Species

Species within the genus Chauvetia include:[2]

Species brought into synonymy
  • Chauvetia javieri Oliver & Rolan, 2008:[28] 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):[29] synonym of Chauvetia mamillata
  • Chauvetia vulpecula (Monterosato, 1874): synonym of Chauvetia recondita (Brugnone, 1873)

References

  1. ^ Monterosato T. A. (di) (1884). Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee. Palermo, Virzi, 152 pp. page 137.
  2. ^ a b c Chauvetia Monterosato, 1884. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 August 2010.
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ Chauvetia affinis (Monterosato, 1889). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  5. ^ Chauvetia bartolomeoi Ardovini, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  6. ^ Chauvetia brunnea (Donovan, 1804). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  7. ^ Chauvetia candidissima (Philippi, 1836). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  8. ^ Chauvetia crassior (Odhner, 1932). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  9. ^ Chauvetia decorata Monterosato, 1889. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  10. ^ Chauvetia gigantea Oliver & Rolan, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  11. ^ Chauvetia giunchiorum (Micali, 1999). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  12. ^ Chauvetia joani Oliver & Rolan, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  13. ^ Chauvetia lefebvrii (Maravigna, 1840). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 August 2010.
  14. ^ Chauvetia lineolata (Tiberi, 1868). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  15. ^ Chauvetia luciacuestae Oliver & Rolan, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  16. ^ Chauvetia multilirata Oliver & Rolan, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  17. ^ Chauvetia obliqua Nordsieck & Talavera, 1979. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  18. ^ Chauvetia pardacuta Oliver & Rolan, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  19. ^ Chauvetia pardofasciata Oliver & Rolan, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  20. ^ Chauvetia pelorcei Oliver & Rolan, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  21. ^ Chauvetia procerula Monterosato, 1889. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  22. ^ Chauvetia recondita (Brugnone, 1873). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  23. ^ Chauvetia retifera (Brugnone, 1880). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  24. ^ Chauvetia robustalba Oliver & Rolan, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  25. ^ Chauvetia tenebrosa Oliver & Rolan, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  26. ^ Chauvetia turritellata (Deshayes, 1835). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  27. ^ Chauvetia ventrosa Nordsieck, 1976. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  28. ^ Chauvetia javieri Oliver & Rolan, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  29. ^ Chauvetia submamillata (Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882). 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
  • 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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