†Lunatia hemicrypta Gabb 1860 (moon snail)
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Gastropoda - Naticoidea - Naticidae
Alternative combinations: Natica hemicrypta, Polinices hemicrypta, Polynices (Lunatia) hemicrypta
Belongs to Lunatia according to L. W. Ward 1998
See also Martin 1904, Richards 1943 and Richards and Harbison 1942
Sister taxa: Lunatia chulucana, Lunatia cowlitzensis, Lunatia lewisii, Polinices (Lunatia) utoensis
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (6: Delaware, New Jersey collections)
• Oligocene of United States (1: North Carolina)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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