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. Fossilworks
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 Bold Systems Jousseaume F.P. (1887). La famille Cancellariidae (Mollusques Gastéropodes). Le Naturaliste. ser. 2, 9(13): 155-157