Chauvetia lefebvrii (Maravigna, 1840)
Western Sahara to Mediterranean. Scavenger and predator in sciaphile environments, from the lower infralittoral down to the continental shelf and the slope.
Basionym: Buccinum lefebvrii.
Synonyms: areolata, granulatus
 
« Shell oval-fusiform, subturriform, adorned longitudinally and transversely with whitish to yellowish furrows surrounding quadrate yellow tiles; spire lenghthened; whorls 6 somehow flat, separated from each other by a shallow suture; aperture ovato-lanceolate, equal to the 2/5 of the total spire height; labrum slightly thick, with two internal tubercles; canal short, suboblique, dilated at its base.  » – N. Tiberi: “Des testacés de la Méditerranée qui doivent être compris dans les genres Lachesis et Nesaea de Risso”, Journal de Conchyliologie vol. 16, Paris 1868, p.73, about Lachesis areolata. In fact, the number of labial teeth is more important: up to 6. Above: subadult specimen collected at La Calita, Punta de la Mona, Almuñécar, Granada, Andalucia, S. Spain. 6mm. Original pictures provided by J. C. Lopez Garcia (ES) – (CC BY-NC-SA).

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