Sveltia

Sveltia is a genus of nutmeg sea snails[1] with an extensive fossil range.

Sveltia
Temporal range: Paleocene–Pliocene
Fossil shell of Sveltia lyrata from Pliocene of Italy
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Cancellarioidea
Family:
Cancellariidae
Genus:
Sveltia

Type species
Sveltia varicosa (= Voluta varicosa Brocchi, 1814)

Fossil records

This genus is known in the fossil records from the Paleocene to the Pliocene (age range: from 55.8 to 2.588 million years ago). Fossils are found in the marine strata of the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, India, Italy, Mexico, Argentina, Belgium, Germany, Panama, Nigeria and United States.[2]

Species

Species within the genus Sveltia include:

References
  1. Sveltia Jousseaume, 1887. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  2. Fossilworks
  3. Sveltia centrota (Dall, 1896). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  4. Sveltia gladiator (Petit, 1976). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  5. Sveltia lyrata (Brocchi, 1814). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  6. Sveltia rocroii Bouchet & Petit, 2002. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  7. Sveltia splendidula Bouchet & Petit, 2002. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.


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