Sveltia lyrata

Sveltia lyrata, common name lyrate nutmeg, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]

Sveltia lyrata
Temporal range: Paleocene–Pliocene
Shell of Sveltia lyrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Cancellarioidea
Family:
Cancellariidae
Genus:
Sveltia
Species:
S. lyrata
Binomial name
Sveltia lyrata
(Brocchi, 1814)
Synonyms
  • Cancellaria turricula Lamarck, 1822
  • Voluta lyrata Brocchi, 1814
  • Voluta spinulosa Brocchi, 1814

The genus Sveltia is known in the fossil records from the Paleocene to the Pliocene (age range: from 55.8 to 2.588 million years ago).[2]

Description

Sveltia lyrata can reach a size of about 25–56 millimetres (0.98–2.20 in).[3]

Distribution

This species is widespread from Mauritania to South Africa.[2][4]

References
  1. Sveltia lyrata (Brocchi, 1814). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 April 2010.
  2. Fossilworks
  3. "Sveltia lyrata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  4. Discover Life


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