Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Cancellariidae Scientific name Sveltia lyrata | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Cancellarioidea Genus Sveltia Rank Species | |
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Similar Sveltia, Trigonostoma, Cancellariidae, Cancellaria | ||
Sveltia lyrata, common name Lyrate Nutmeg, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
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The genus Sveltia is known in the fossil records from the Paleocene to the Pliocene (age range: from 55.8 to 2.588 million years ago).
Description
Sveltia lyrata can reach a size of about 25–56 millimetres (0.98–2.20 in).
Distribution
This species is widespread from Mauritania to South Africa.
References
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