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Sveltella

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae

Taxonomy
Sveltella was named by Cossmann (1889) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than R Sepkoski's reference number: 794]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Admetinae by Hickman (1980); to Cancellariinae by Pacaud and Le Renard (1995); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
S. arenaria, S. carinata, S. exiliplex, S. keaseyesis
Species lacking formal opinion data
S. exilliplex, S. keaseyensis, S. nana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Sveltella Cossmann
1980Sveltella Hickman p. 73
1995Sveltella Pacaud and Le Renard p. 168
2002Sveltella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyCancellarioideaGray 1853
familyCancellariidaeGray 1853
subfamilyCancellariinaeGray 1853
genusSveltellaCossmann 1889

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Sveltella Cossmann 1889
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†Sveltella arenaria Wrigley 1935
†Sveltella carinata Wrigley 1935
†Sveltella exiliplex Hickman 1980
†Sveltella keaseyesis Hickman 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:07:45
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:07:45
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Rupelian or 66.00000 to 28.10000 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Texas) S. novus (205466)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Greenland S. sp. (22943)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Denmark S. multistriata (35263 35264) S. planistria, S. multistriata (35265 35266 35267)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) S. carinata, S. arenaria (3267) S. fragilis, S. arenaria (8104)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6United Kingdom (England) S. fragilis, S. arenaria (8105)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) S. nana (8125) S. nana, S. microstoma (8124)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) S. microstoma (3263)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) S. parva (205429) S. sp. (205271 205477)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) S. parva (205489) S. parva, S. turritissima (90600) S. sotoensis (2453)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (South Carolina) S. parva (92355)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) S. parva (100142 164232) S. sotoensis (2444 2446 2449 2451 98495)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) S. parva (98787)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) S. microstoma (42636 42639 42644)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Oregon) S. exiliplex (40182) S. exilliplex (40186) S. keaseyensis (39946 39948 39951) S. sp. (40193)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) S. microstoma (42662)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Washington) S. keaseyensis (39965)