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| Genus: | †Velates |
Velates is an extinct genus of marine gastropod mollusks belonging to the family Neritidae.
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 within this genus include: [2]
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.