genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
nutmeg
Nutmeg is the seed, or the ground spice derived from the seed, of several tree species of the genus '' Myristica''; fragrant nutmeg or true nutmeg ('' M. fragrans'') is a dark-leaved evergreen tree cultivated for two spices derived from its fru ...
sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s with an extensive fossil range.
Fossil records
This genus is known in the
fossil record
A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserved ...
s from the
Paleocene
The Paleocene ( ), or Palaeocene, is a geological epoch (geology), epoch that lasted from about 66 to 56 mya (unit), million years ago (mya). It is the first epoch of the Paleogene Period (geology), Period in the modern Cenozoic Era (geology), ...
to the
Pliocene
The Pliocene ( ; also Pleiocene) is the epoch (geology), epoch in the geologic time scale that extends from 5.33 to 2.58 Fossilworks /ref>
Sveltia rocroii
''Sveltia rocroii'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Description
The length of the shell attains 14.2 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia
N ...
Sveltia varicosa
''Sveltia'' is a genus in the subfamily Cancellariinae of the Cancellariidae, 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 ...
'' (Brocchi, 1814)
* † ''
Sveltia varonei
''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 ...
'' Lozouet, 2019
* ''
Sveltia yoyottei
''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 ...
'' Petit & Harasewych, 2011
;Synonyms:
* † ''Sveltia aturensis'' Peyrot, 1928: synonym of † ''
Tribia aturensis
''Tribia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae
Cancellariidae, common name the nutmeg snails or nutmeg shells, are a family (biology), family of small to medium-large sea snails, marine (ocean), ma ...
Scalptia burdigalensis
''Scalptia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Scalptia'' include:
* '' Scalptia aliguayensis'' Verhecken, 2008
* '' Scalptia androyensis'' Ve ...
Unitas peyreirensis Unitas may refer to:
Places
* 306 Unitas, a main belt asteroid
* Housing complex Unitas, an apartment complex from 1931 in Bratislava, Slovakia
* Johnny Unitas Stadium, Towson, Maryland, USA; a multipurpose stadium
People
* Johnny Unitas (1933-20 ...
'' (Peyrot, 1928) (original combination)
References
* Hemmen, J. (2007). Recent Cancellariidae. Annotated and illustrated catalogue of Recent Cancellariidae. Privately published, Wiesbaden. 428 pp.