Sveltia is a genus in the subfamily Cancellariinae of the nutmeg sea snails[1] 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.[2]
Species
Species within the genus Sveltia include:
- † Sveltia alveata (Conrad, 1833)
- † Sveltia caerulea Lozouet, 1999
- † Sveltia castellum Lozouet, 2019
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Sveltia centrota (Dall, 1896)[3]
- † Sveltia alveata (Conrad, 1833)
- † Sveltia caerulea Lozouet, 1999
- † Sveltia castellum Lozouet, 2019
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Sveltia gladiator (Petit, 1976)[4]
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Sveltia lyrata (Brocchi, 1814)[5]
- † Sveltia nemethi Kovács & Vicián, 2016
- † Sveltia pyrenaica Peyrot, 1928
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Sveltia rocroii Bouchet & Petit, 2002[6]
- † Sveltia ruginosa Lozouet, 2019
- † Sveltia salbriacensis Peyrot, 1928
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Sveltia splendidula Bouchet & Petit, 2002[7]
- † Sveltia suessi (Hoernes, 1875)
- † Sveltia varicosa (Brocchi, 1814)
- † Sveltia varonei Lozouet, 2019
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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.
