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Sinum bilix

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Synonyms
  • Natica striata was named by Lea (1833) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Eocene; Gulf Coastal Plain.]. Its type specimen is ANSP 5509, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

    It was recombined as Sigaretus striatus by de Gregorio (1890); it was synonymized subjectively with Sinum bilix by Palmer and Brann (1966).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Sigaretus bilix Conrad p. 344
1833Natica striata Lea p. 105 figs. pl. 4, fig. 8
1854Stomatia bilix Conrad p. 30
1865Catinus bilix Conrad p. 27
1890Sigaretus striatus de Gregorio p. 154
1937Sinum bilix Palmer p. 139
1966Sinum bilix Palmer and Brann p. 906

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyNaticoidea(Forbes 1838)
familyNaticidaeGuilding 1834
subfamilySininaeWoodring 1928
genusSinumRöding 1798
speciesbilix(Conrad 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.

Sinum bilix Conrad 1833
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Invalid names: Sigaretus striatus Lea 1833 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2018-03-04 15:44:21
Modified: 2018-03-04 20:13:52
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 48.07000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03USA (Alabama) Sinum bilix (89849 92783)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Alabama) Sinum bilix (1435 81224 81253 92351)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Mississippi) Sinum bilix (99673)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Colombia Sigaretus bilix (88278)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Texas) Sinum bilix (7437 7438 7439 90656)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Mississippi) Sinum bilix (90706 91050 99671 99735 99756)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) Sinum bilix (2416 2418 2421 5312 5316 81266 81278 90600 98272)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (South Carolina) Sinum bilix (92378)