Chauvetia gigantea
| Chauvetia gigantea | |
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| Shell of Chauvetia gigantea (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
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| Phylum: | Mollusca
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| Class: | Gastropoda
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| Species: | C. gigantea
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| Chauvetia gigantea Oliver & Rolan, 2008[1]
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Chauvetia gigantea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[2]
Description[]
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Distribution[]
This marine species occurs off Senegal.
References[]
- ^ Oliver & Rolan (2008). Iberus 26 (2) : 133–175. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ 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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Categories:
- Buccinidae
- Gastropods described in 2008
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