Friginatica Hedley 1916 (moon snail)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Synonym: Sulconacca Marwick 1924
Parent taxon: Naticinae according to B. Wilson 1993
See also Kabat 1991 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aloconatica, Carinacca, Cryptonatica, Natica, Naticarius, Notocochlis, Paratectonatica, Proxiuber, Stigmaulax, Tasmatica, Tectonatica
Subtaxa: Friginatica aldingensis Friginatica polita Friginatica wintlei
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Australia (7 collections), New Zealand (10)
• Oligocene of Australia (1), New Zealand (2)
• Eocene of New Zealand (8)
• Paleocene of New Zealand (2)
Total: 30 collections including 32 occurrences
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