Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Alternative combinations: Natica (Cryptonatica) pusilla, Natica pusilla
Belongs to Tectonatica according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Holmes 1859 and Woodring 1928
Sister taxa: Natica (Tectonatica) gabbi, Natica (Tectonatica) janthostoma, Tectonatica albertii, Tectonatica consimilis, Tectonatica dertomamilla, Tectonatica impervia, Tectonatica pasinii, Tectonatica rupeliana, Tectonatica tectula
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Brazil (6 collections), the Dominican Republic (1), Panama (1), United States (19: Florida, Louisiana, Maine, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina)
• Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (1), Jamaica (3), Trinidad and Tobago (5), United States (9: Florida, North Carolina, Virginia), Venezuela (1)
Total: 46 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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