Sigatica carolinensis Dall 1889 (moon snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae

Alternative combinations: Natica carolinensis, Sigaretus (Eunaticina) carolinensis

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

See also Cooke 1936

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

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Little River [Waccamaw Fm] (Quaternary of South Carolina)

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.