Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Alternative combinations: Lunatia semilunata, Natica (Lunatia) semilunata, Natica semilunata, Naticarius (Natella) semilunata
Belongs to Natica (Naticarius) according to K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann 1966
See also Kosnik 2002
Sister taxa: Natica (Naticarius) brunneolinea, Natica (Naticarius) caneloensis, Natica (Naticarius) chemnitzii, Natica (Naticarius) colima, Natica (Naticarius) domenginica, Natica (Naticarius) grayi, Natica (Naticarius) othello, Natica (Naticarius) posuncula, Natica (Naticarius) scethra, Natica (Naticarius) teglandae, Natica (Naticarius) teglandi, Natica (Naticarius) unifasciata, Natica (Naticarius) uvasana, Naticarius (Naticarius), Naticarius alapapilionis, Naticarius canrena, Naticarius concinnus, Naticarius plicatella, Naticarius precursor, Naticarius scethra
Subtaxa: Natica semilunata leana Natica semilunata sabina
Type specimen: ANSP 5529, a shell
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Trinidad and Tobago (1 collection), United States (60: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas)
• Paleocene of United States (3: Alabama)
Total: 64 collections including 74 occurrences
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