Sigatica harrisi Olsson 1928 (moon snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae

Alternative combination: Polinices (Sigaticus) harrisi

Full reference: A. A. Olsson. 1928. Contributions to the Tertiary paleontology of northern Peru: Part 1. Bulletins of American Paleontology 14(52)

Belongs to Sigatica according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008

See also Olsson 1928

Sister taxa: Sigatica boettgeri, Sigatica carolinensis, Sigatica clarkeana, Sigatica hantoniensis, Sigatica regia, Sigatica semisulcata, Sigatica (Glyptanatica) caractica, Sigatica (Glyptanatica) euglypta

Type specimen: Its type locality is Jabonillal [Restin Fm], which is in a Bartonian coastal shale in the Restin Formation of Peru

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Peru (1 collection)

• Paleocene of United States (1: Texas)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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