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Natica (Naticarius) semilunata

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Taxonomy
Natica semilunata was named by Lea (1833) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Eocene; Gulf Coastal Plain; COMMENTS: m. kosnik taxon no: 6924]. Its type specimen is ANSP 5529, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Lunatia semilunata by Conrad (1865); it was recombined as Natica (Lunatia) semilunata by de Gregorio (1890); it was recombined as Naticarius (Natella) semilunata by Gilbert (1963); it was recombined as Natica (Naticarius) semilunata by Palmer and Brann (1966).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Natica semilunata Lea p. 108 figs. pl. 4, fig. 93
1865Lunatia semilunata Conrad p. 27
1890Natica (Lunatia) semilunata de Gregorio p. 148
1963Naticarius (Natella) semilunata Gilbert p. 103
1966Natica (Naticarius) semilunata Palmer and Brann p. 792
2002Natica semilunata Kosnik

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyNaticoidea(Forbes 1838)
familyNaticidaeGuilding 1834
subfamilyNaticinaeGuilding 1834
genusNaticaDumeril 1806
subgenusNaticarius
speciessemilunata(Lea 1833)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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†Natica semilunata sabina Palmer 1937
†Natica semilunata leana Palmer 1937
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-05-29 02:56:52
Modified: 2018-03-04 20:12:38
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 61.60000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (64 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.6 - 59.2USA (Alabama) Euspira sabina (205427 205472)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Euspira sabina (90439)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Alabama) Euspira leana (83809 83810 83811 83812) Euspira sabina (80765 80767 80779 80785 80788 90609 92349 92353 98277 98390 194354) Euspira sabina, Euspira leana (80764)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Mississippi) Euspira sabina (89868 89872 99666)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Louisiana) Natica semilunata (1454)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Mississippi) Natica semilunata (99673)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) Natica semilunata (205503 205527 205532) Natica semilunata, Euspira leana (205421)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Natica semilunata (205420 205490)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (South Carolina) Natica semilunata (92487 92489 92492)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) Natica semilunata (205508)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Natica semilunata (5312 5316 5318 5321 5322 5330 205438) Natica semilunata, Euspira leana (81266 81282 90600 205489)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) Natica semilunata (7437 7438 7439 205266 205271 205422 205429 205430 205433 205480 205481 205483 205484 205485 205515 205531) Natica semilunata, Euspira sabina (205410)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Trinidad and Tobago Natica semilunata (80172)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (South Carolina) Natica semilunata (92432)