Sveltia
| Sveltia Temporal range:
| |
|---|---|
| |
| Fossil shell of Sveltia lyrata from Pliocene of Italy | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| (unranked): | |
| Superfamily: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | Sveltia Jousseaume, 1887
|
| Type species | |
| Sveltia varicosa Brocc. (= Voluta varicosa Brocchi, 1814) | |
Sveltia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]
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:
- Sveltia centrota (Dall, 1896)[3]
- Sveltia gladiator (Petit, 1976)[4]
- Sveltia lyrata (Brocchi, 1814)[5]
- Sveltia rocroii Bouchet & Petit, 2002[6]
- Sveltia splendidula Bouchet & Petit, 2002[7]
References
- ^ Sveltia Jousseaume, 1887. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
- ^ Fossilworks
- ^ Sveltia centrota (Dall, 1896). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
- ^ Sveltia gladiator (Petit, 1976). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
- ^ Sveltia lyrata (Brocchi, 1814). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
- ^ Sveltia rocroii Bouchet & Petit, 2002. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
- ^ Sveltia splendidula Bouchet & Petit, 2002. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
External links
 | This Cancellariidae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |