Velates

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Velates
Temporal range: Paleocene - Miocene
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Fossil of Velates species
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Velates

Montfort, 1810 [1]

Velates is an extinct genus of marine gastropod mollusks belonging to the family Neritidae.

Contents

These snails lived from Paleocene to the Miocene (age range: from 58.7 to 11.608 million years ago). Fossil shells within this genus have been found all over the world. [2]

Species

Species within this genus include: [2]

Description

These snails had a heavy, oval shell reaching a length of about 30 millimetres (1.2 in). The earliest regular windings are visible at the top of the shell.

References

  1. Montfort (1810). Conchyliologie systématique2: 354.
  2. 1 2 Paleobiology Database