Velates


Velates is an extinct genus of marine gastropod mollusks belonging to the family Neritidae.
These snails lived from Paleocene to the Miocene. Fossil shells within this genus have been found all over the world.

Species

Species within this genus include:
  • † Velates balkanicus Bontscheff, 1896
  • † Velates californicus Vokes, 1935
  • † Velates perversus
  • † Velates rogeri Abbass, 1967
  • † Velates rugatus Abbass, 1967
  • † Velates tebanensis Abbass, 1967
  • † Velates vizcainoensis Cushing Woods & Saul, 1986
  • † Velates vokesi Cooke, 1946

Description

These snails had a heavy, oval shell reaching a length of about. The earliest regular windings are visible at the top of the shell.