Sveltia Explained
Sveltia is a genus in the subfamily Cancellariinae of the nutmeg sea snails with an extensive fossil range.
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.[1]
Species
Species within the genus Sveltia include:
- † Sveltia alveata (Conrad, 1833)
- † Sveltia caerulea Lozouet, 1999
- † Sveltia castellum Lozouet, 2019
- Sveltia centrota (Dall, 1896)
- † Sveltia alveata (Conrad, 1833)
- † Sveltia caerulea Lozouet, 1999
- † Sveltia castellum Lozouet, 2019
- Sveltia gladiator (Petit, 1976)
- Sveltia lyrata (Brocchi, 1814)
- † Sveltia nemethi Kovács & Vicián, 2016
- † Sveltia pyrenaica Peyrot, 1928
- Sveltia rocroii Bouchet & Petit, 2002
- † Sveltia ruginosa Lozouet, 2019
- † Sveltia salbriacensis Peyrot, 1928
- Sveltia splendidula Bouchet & Petit, 2002
- † Sveltia suessi (Hoernes, 1875)
- † Sveltia varicosa (Brocchi, 1814)
- † Sveltia varonei Lozouet, 2019
- Sveltia yoyottei Petit & Harasewych, 2011
- Synonyms:
- † Sveltia aturensis Peyrot, 1928: synonym of † Tribia aturensis (Peyrot, 1928) (original combination)
- † Sveltia burdigalensis Peyrot, 1928: synonym of † Scalptia burdigalensis (Peyrot, 1928)
- † Sveltia calcarata (Brocchi, 1814): synonym of † Calcarata calcarata (Brocchi, 1814)
- † Sveltia castexi Peyrot, 1928: synonym of † Coptostoma castexi (Peyrot, 1928) (original combination)
- † Sveltia peyreirensis Peyrot, 1928: synonym of † Unitas peyreirensis (Peyrot, 1928) (original combination)
References
- Hemmen, J. (2007). Recent Cancellariidae. Annotated and illustrated catalogue of Recent Cancellariidae. Privately published, Wiesbaden. 428 pp.
External links
Notes and References
- https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=11729 Fossilworks
