Sigatica regia Guppy 1873 (moon snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae

Alternative combinations: Eunaticina regia, Naticina regia

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

See also Woodring 1928

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

Type specimen: USNM 115450, a shell

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Bowden Formation (Woodring 1925, 1928 Checklist) (Pliocene of Jamaica)

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