Sveltia

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

Sveltia
Fossil shell of Sveltia lyrata from Pliocene of Italy
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Volutoidea
Family: Cancellariidae
Genus: Sveltia
Jousseaume, 1887
Type species
Voluta varicosa Brocchi, 1814)
Synonyms

† Cancellaria (Sveltia) Jousseaume, 1887

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 alveata (Conrad, 1833)
  • † Sveltia caerulea Lozouet, 1999
  • † Sveltia castellum Lozouet, 2019
  • Sveltia centrota (Dall, 1896)[3]
  • † Sveltia alveata (Conrad, 1833)
  • † Sveltia caerulea Lozouet, 1999
  • † Sveltia castellum Lozouet, 2019
  • Sveltia gladiator (Petit, 1976)[4]
  • Sveltia lyrata (Brocchi, 1814)[5]
  • † Sveltia nemethi Kovács & Vicián, 2016
  • † Sveltia pyrenaica Peyrot, 1928
  • Sveltia rocroii Bouchet & Petit, 2002[6]
  • † Sveltia ruginosa Lozouet, 2019
  • † Sveltia salbriacensis Peyrot, 1928
  • Sveltia splendidula Bouchet & Petit, 2002[7]
  • † 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
  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.
  • Hemmen, J. (2007). Recent Cancellariidae. Annotated and illustrated catalogue of Recent Cancellariidae. Privately published, Wiesbaden. 428 pp.


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