Chauvetia giunchiorum Micali, 1999
Central Mediterranean, Adriatic. Scavenger and predator in the low infralittoral and the circalittoral, often in coralligen.
 
« Chauvetia giunchiorum differs from living congeners for the following characters: 1- interspaces between the coastae without relief sculpture; 2- milky white colour with brown lines; 3- large and prominent tubercles. Due to its slightly squat general shape, it can be compared to C. mamillata from which it is easily distinguished by the aforementioned details. The specimens from Portopalo (SR) have from 10 to 13 axial ribs, more or less developed. » – P. Micali : “Note sulle specie di Chauvetia dell’Atlantico nord-orientale”, Bollettino Malaco­logico vol.34(5-8), Milano 1999, p.65.

80-100m deep, in coralligen, Mljet island, Dubrovnik-Neretva Comitat, S. Croatia. Size circa 5,8mm. Original pictures provided by N. Lete (HR) – (CC BY-NC-SA).
« La nuova specie è dedicata a Morena e Luigi Giunchi, che molto hanno contribuito alla realizzazione del presente lavoro, donando esemplari et realizzando le foto. » – Ibid.

Same spot. 6mm. Specimen devoid of pattern.
80m deep, Lastovo island, Dubrovnik-Neretva Comitat, S. Croatia. 5,1mm.
Original pictures provided by A. Nappo (IT).
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A pale specimen from 100m deep, Ustica island. 6mm.
Original pictures provided by E. del Fiero (IT).
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Markedly banded specimen from 60m deep, Mljet island. 4,5mm. Original pictures provided by N. Lete (HR).
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