†Sigatica regia Guppy 1873 (moon snail)
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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) euglypta, Sigatica (Glyptanatica) caractica
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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