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Sinum perspectivum

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Taxonomy
Sigaretus perspectivus was named by Say (1831) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Western Atlantic.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Catinus perspectivus by Holmes (1859); it was recombined as Sinum perspectivum by Richards (1962) and Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Sigaretus perspectivus Say figs. pl. 25
1859Catinus perspectivus Holmes p. 81
1962Sinum perspectivum Richards
2008Sinum perspectivum Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyNaticoidea(Forbes 1838)
familyNaticidaeGuilding 1834
subfamilySininaeWoodring 1928
genusSinumRöding 1798
speciesperspectivum(Say 1831)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2018-03-04 15:44:21
Modified: 2018-03-04 20:13:52
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 5.33300 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Mexico (Oxaca) Natica perspectiva (59284)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (South Carolina) Sinum perspectivum (60940)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Sinum perspectivum (131210)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama Sigaretus perspectivus (80304)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Sinum perspectivum (61309 79331 79788)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (New Jersey) Sinum perspectivum (66621 66622)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Sinum perspectivum (61310)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Sinum perspectivum (66758 66760)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Sigaretus perspectivus (34269) Sinum perspectivum (96538)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (North Carolina) Sinum perspectivum (66742 66749 66751)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) Sinum perspectivum (41935 92776)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Venezuela Sinum perspectivum (131223)