The Chauvetiidae are a taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks in the superfamily Buccinoidea.MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Chauvetiidae Kantor, Fedosov, Kosyan, Puillandre, Sorokin, Kano, R. Clark & Bouchet, 2021. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1522424 on 2025-09-02
Genera Chauvetia Monterosato, 1884
Synonyms Chauvetiella F. Nordsieck, 1968: synonym of Chauvetia Monterosato, 1884 Donovania Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1883: synonym of Chauvetia Monterosato, 1884 (invalid: junior homonym of Donovania Leach, 1814 [Crustacea]; Chauvetia and Syntagma are replacement names) Donovaniella F. Nordsieck, 1968: synonym of Chauvetia Monterosato, 1884 (junior subjective synonym) Folineaea Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Chauvetia Monterosato, 1884 Folinia [sic]: synonym of Chauvetia Monterosato, 1884 (misspelling of Folineaea Monterosato, 1884; non Folinia Crosse, 1868) Lachesis Risso, 1826: synonym of Chauvetia Monterosato, 1884(invalid: junior homonym of Lachesis Daudin, 1803 [Reptilia]; Donovania and Syntagma are replacement names) Nesaea Risso, 1826: synonym of Chauvetia Monterosato, 1884 (invalid: junior homonym of Nesaea Leach, 1814 [Crustacea]; Donovania and Chauvetia are replacement names) Syntagma Iredale, 1918:synonym of Chauvetia Monterosato, 1884 (junior objective synonym, Invalid: junior objective synonym of Chauvetia)
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