Anachis (Chauvetia) lineolata Gray in Reeve 1846 (true whelk)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Alternative combinations: Clathurella lineolata, Mangilia lineolata, Pleurotoma lineolata

Belongs to Anachis (Chauvetia) according to U. S. Grant, IV and H. R. Gale 1931

See also Dall 1921

Sister taxon: Anachis (Chauvetia) arnoldi

Type specimen: Its type locality is Grignon (Lamarck collection), which is in a Lutetian open shallow subtidal sandstone/sandstone in France

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Contrada Case Alte

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