Sveltia inquilinus Jung and Petit 1990 (snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae

Alternative combination: Cancellaria (Sveltia) inquilinus

Full reference: P. Jung and R. E. Petit. 1990. Neogene paleontology in the northern Dominican Republic, 10. The family Cancellariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletins of American Paleontology 98(334):87-144

Belongs to Sveltia according to B. D. Landau et al. 2012

Sister taxa: Cancellaria (Sveltia) gladiator, Sveltia gladiator, Sveltia major, Sveltia trochilia, Sveltia varricosa, Sveltia yoyottei, Sveltia zahni

Type specimen: NMB H 17309, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (1 collection)

• Miocene to Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (1)

• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (2)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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