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Sinum bilix

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Taxonomy

Sigaretus bilix was named by Conrad (1833) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Eocene; Gulf Coastal Plain.]. Its type specimen is ANSP 15263, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Stomatia bilix by Conrad (1854); it was recombined as Catinus bilix by Conrad (1865); it was recombined as Sinum bilix by Palmer (1937), Palmer and Brann (1966).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

S. aquense, S. arctatum, S. bilex, S. chipolanum, S. clathratus, S. clathrum, S. cumba, S. cybum, S. cymbum, S. declivis, S. delessertii, S. deshayesi, S. dodoneum, S. dusenberryi, S. faviae, S. fiski, S. fornicatum, S. fragile, S. gatunense, S. inconstans, S. infirmum, S. maculata, S. mississippiensis, S. moveum, S. multilineatum, S. multilineatum, S. nigeriense, S. nigeriensis, S. obliqum, S. obliquuum, S. occidentalis, S. patulum, S. peculiaris, S. polandi, S. protoneritodeum, S. protoneritoides, S. protoneritoideum, S. pullus, S. sigaretoides, S. striatum, S. sublobosus, S. taylori, S. undulatum, S. undulatus, S. verbeeki, S. waltonense, S. lamarkianus, S. aratulum, S. mississippiensis, S. aquense, S. clathrata, S. eximius, S. haliotoideum, S. incisus, S. nanggulanense, S. nanggulanensis, S. striatum

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

Year	Name and author
1833	Sigaretus bilix Conrad p. 344
1833	Natica striata Lea p. 105 figs. pl. 4, fig. 8
1854	Stomatia bilix Conrad p. 30
1865	Catinus bilix Conrad p. 27
1890	Sigaretus striatus de Gregorio p. 154
1937	Sinum bilix Palmer p. 139
1966	Sinum bilix Palmer and Brann p. 906

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Gastropoda

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Caenogastropoda	(Cox 1959)
—	Sorbeoconcha	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—	Hypsogastropoda	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamily	Naticoidea	(Forbes 1838)
family	Naticidae	Guilding 1834
subfamily	Sininae	Woodring 1928
genus	Sinum	Röding 1798
species	bilix	(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 - Lutetian	56.0 - 41.03	USA (Alabama)	Sinum bilix (89849 92783)
Lutetian	48.07 - 41.03	USA (Alabama)	Sinum bilix (1435 81224 81253 92351)
Lutetian	48.07 - 41.03	USA (Mississippi)	Sinum bilix (99673)
Bartonian	41.03 - 37.71	Colombia	Sigaretus bilix (88278)
Bartonian	41.03 - 37.71	USA (Texas)	Sinum bilix (7437 7438 7439 90656)
Bartonian	41.03 - 37.71	USA (Mississippi)	Sinum bilix (90706 91050 99671 99735 99756)
Bartonian	41.03 - 37.71	USA (Alabama)	Sinum bilix (2416 2418 2421 5312 5316 81266 81278 90600 98272)
Bartonian	41.03 - 37.71	USA (South Carolina)	Sinum bilix (92378)