Chauvetia recondita

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)
Scientific classification
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

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.

• 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

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)