Stigmaulax sulcata Born 1778 (moon snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae

Alternative combinations: Natica (Stigmaulax) sulcata, Natica sulcata

Belongs to Stigmaulax according to B. Landau and C. Marques da Silva 2010

See also Maury 1924

Sister taxa: Natica (Stigmaulax) broderipiana, Natica (Stigmaulax) elenae, Stigmaulax beaumonti, Stigmaulax broderipiana, Stigmaulax cayennensis, Stigmaulax guppiana, Stigmaulax landesiana, Stigmaulax vererugosum

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (1 collection)

• Miocene to Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (1)

• Miocene of Brazil (4), the Dominican Republic (6), Mexico (1), Puerto Rico (1), Venezuela (1)

• Oligocene to Miocene of Haiti (1)

Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence

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