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Sinum

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Taxonomy
Sinum was named by Röding (1798) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than R Sepkoski's reference number: 700]. It is extant. Its type is Helix haliotoidea.

It was assigned to Naticidae by Olsson (1931), Gardner (1943), Durham (1944), Gardner (1948), Rivera (1957), Abbass (1967), Ladd (1977), Adegoke (1977), Ladd (1982), Squires (1988), Todd (2001) and Wienrich (2001); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Sininae by Woodring (1928), Gardner (1947), Harris and Palmer (1947), Addicott (1970), Moore (1976), Marincovich (1977), Hickman (1980), Squires (1984), Squires (1987), Majima (1989), Ward (1992), Perrilliat (1992), Wilson (1993), Harzhauser (2004) and Landau and Marques da Silva (2010).

Species
Ectosinum microstira, Sigaretus (Naticina), Sigaretus cinctus, Sigaretus costatus, Sigaretus javanus, Sigaretus mexicanus, Sigaretus mississippiensis, Sigaretus perrini, Sigaretus raynevalli, Sigaretus sanctijohannis, S. (Sinum), S. africanum, S. akinkugbei, S. aquensis, S. beatricae, S. bilix (syn. Sigaretus striatus), S. carolanum, S. chesapeakensis, S. chipolanum, S. clathratum, S. concavum, S. cymba, S. danvillense, S. debile (syn. S. pazianum), S. debilis, S. declive, S. euryhedra, S. excentricum, S. eximium, S. fragilis, S. gabbi, S. gabrielensis, S. gatunense, S. grayi, S. haliotoidea, S. imperforatum, S. ineptum (syn. S. yabei), S. jacksonense, S. javanus, S. lacondamini, S. maculatum, S. mississippiense, S. naticoidalis, S. nolani, S. noyesii, S. obliquum (syn. S. coryliforme, S. occidentis), S. pacificum, S. perrini, S. perspectivum, S. protoneritoideus, S. quirosanum, S. sanctijohannis, S. scopulosum (syn. S. (Sigaretus) trigenarium, S. californicum, S. planicostum, S. keratium), S. scopulosus, S. subglobosus
Species lacking formal opinion data
S. dodoneum, S. dusenberryi, S. fiski, S. fornicatum, S. moveum, S. occidentalis, S. pullus, S. taylori, S. waltonense

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1798Sinum Röding p. 14
1799Sigaretus Lamarck
1806Sigaretarius Duméril
1818Cryptostomus Blainville
1853Catinus Adams and A.
1904Sigaretus Martin p. 255
1922Sinum (Sigaretus) Trask
1928Sinum Woodring p. 389
1931Ectosinum Iredale
1931Sinum Olsson p. 70
1943Sinum Gardner pp. 212-213
1944Sinum Durham p. 160
1947Sinum Gardner p. 552
1947Sinum Harris and Palmer p. 253
1948Sinum Gardner p. 212
1957Sinum Rivera p. 180
1967Sinum Abbass p. 77
1970Sinum Addicott p. 70
1976Sinum Moore p. 33
1977Sinum Adegoke p. 135
1977Sinum Ladd p. 30
1977Sinum Marincovich p. 342
1980Sinum Hickman p. 40
1982Sinum Ladd p. 39
1984Sinum Squires p. 26
1987Sinum Squires p. 39
1988Sinum Squires p. 13
1989Sinum Majima p. 69
1992Sinum Perrilliat p. 23
1992Sinum Ward p. 120
1993Sinum Wilson p. 222
2001Sinum Todd
2001Sinum Wienrich p. 431
2002Sinum Sepkoski
2004Sinum Harzhauser p. 132
2010Sinum Landau and Marques da Silva p. 48

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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

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.

G. Sinum Röding 1798
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Subg. †Sinum (Sinum) Röding 1798
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†Sinum (Sinum) deserti Awad and Abed 1967
†Sinum (Sinum) nagibi Abbass 1967
†Sinum africanum Newton 1922
†Sinum akinkugbei Adegoke 1977
Sinum aquensis Recluz 1843
†Sinum bilix Conrad 1833
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Invalid names: Sigaretus striatus Lea 1833 [synonym]
†Sinum carolanum Spieker 1922
†Sinum chesapeakensis Campbell 1993
†Sinum chipolanum Dall 1892
†Sinum clathratum Gmelin 1790
Sinum concavum Lamarck 1822
Sinum cymba Menke 1828
†Sinum danvillense Harris and Palmer 1947
Sinum debile Gould 1853
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Invalid names: Sinum pazianum Dall 1919 [synonym]
Sinum debilis Gould 1853
†Sinum declive Conrad 1833
†Sinum euryhedra Woodring 1957
†Sinum excentricum Guppy 1876
†Sinum eximium Reeve 1864
†Sinum fragilis Conrad 1830
†Sinum gabbi Brown and Pilsbry 1913
†Sinum gabrielensis Clark and Durham 1946
†Sinum gatunense Toula 1909
†Sinum grayi Deshayes 1843
Sinum haliotoidea Linnaeus 1758
†Sinum imperforatum Dall 1915
†Sinum ineptum Yokoyama 1924
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Invalid names: Sinum yabei Otuka 1934 [synonym]
Sinum javanus Griffith and Pidgeon 1834
†Sinum lacondamini Olsson 1964
Sinum maculatum Say 1831
†Sinum mississippiense Conrad 1848
†Sinum naticoidalis Vokes 1938
†Sinum nolani Maury 1917
†Sinum noyesii Dall 1903
†Sinum obliquum Gabb 1864
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Invalid names: Sinum coryliforme Anderson and Hanna 1925 [synonym], Sinum occidentis Weaver and Palmer 1922 [synonym]
†Sinum pacificum Rivera 1957
†Sinum perrini Arnold 1907
†Sinum protoneritoideus Vredenburg 1928
†Sinum quirosanum Hodson 1927
†Sinum sanctijohannis Pilsbry and Lowe 1932
Sinum scopulosum Conrad 1849
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Invalid names: Sinum (Sigaretus) trigenarium Trask 1922 [synonym], Sinum californicum Oldroyd 1917 [synonym], Sinum keratium Dall 1919 [synonym], Sinum planicostum Gabb 1869 [synonym]
Sinum scopulosus Conrad 1849
†Sinum subglobosus Sowerby 1846
Invalid names: Catinus Adams and A. 1853 [synonym], Cryptostomus Blainville 1818 [synonym], Ectosinum Iredale 1931 [synonym], Sigaretarius Duméril 1806 [synonym], Sigaretus Lamarck 1799 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height212.79.8016.513.24.74

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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Triassic to the top of the Holocene or 237.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 201.4 Ma

Collections (541 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Germany Sigaretus cinctus (202142)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) S. sp. (205510 205541)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.7USA (Texas) S. sp. (86460)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Texas) S. sp. (205466)
Danian - Thanetian66.0 - 56.0USA (Louisiana) S. sp., S. sp. C (52196)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Austria (Salzburg) Natica kleinoichingensis (84335)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Mexico (Baja California Sur) S. obliquum (43762)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Egypt S. deserti (2952)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Nigeria S. akinkugbei (7791)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2USA (Alabama) S. declive (205427) S. sp. (205472)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0USA (Alabama) S. fiski (80367 80387)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Louisiana) S. fiski (101126)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Alabama) S. fiski (80761 86177 92034 92352) S. sp. (80495 90439)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Texas) S. fiski (91846)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Poland Natica turbinata (27020)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) S. obliquum (122294) S. sp. (167604)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Belgium S. clathratum (77608)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Texas) S. arctatum (89949) S. fiski (90453 91845) S. moveum, S. taylori (7788 7789 83950 84337) S. taylori (84325)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Oregon) S. obliqum (200795) S. obliquum (200800) S. obliquuum (200796)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Alabama) S. fiski (80785 83810) S. fiski, S. sp. (80767) S. fiski, S. sp. A (98277) S. sp. (80764 80776 80792 90143)