†Sigatica (Glyptanatica) caractica Gardner 1947 (moon snail)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Full reference: J. R. Gardner. 1947. The Molluscan Fauna of the Alum Bluff Group of Florida. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper (142A-H)1-709
Belongs to Sigatica (Glyptanatica) according to J. R. Gardner 1947
Sister taxa: Sigatica boettgeri, Sigatica carolinensis, Sigatica clarkeana, Sigatica hantoniensis, Sigatica harrisi, Sigatica regia, Sigatica semisulcata, Sigatica (Glyptanatica) euglypta
Type specimen: USNM 107379, a shell
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (8: Florida collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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