Sveltia lyrata

Sveltia lyrata, common name lyrate nutmeg, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.

The genus Sveltia is known in the fossil records from the Paleocene to the Pliocene (age range: from 55.8 to 2.588 million years ago).

Description
Sveltia lyrata can reach a size of about 25 - 56 mm.

Distribution
This species is widespread from Mauritania to South Africa.