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Stigmaulax sulcata

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Taxonomy
Natica sulcata was named by Born (1778). It is extant. It is the type species of Stigmaulax.

It was recombined as Natica (Stigmaulax) sulcata by Dall (1892) and Maury (1917); it was recombined as Stigmaulax sulcata by Landau and Marques da Silva (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1778Natica sulcata Born figs. pl. 17, figs. 5, 6
1866Natica sulcata Guppy p. 290 figs. 18: 14, 15
1873Natica sulcata Gabb p. 233
1874Natica sulcata Guppy p. 437
1892Natica (Stigmaulax) sulcata Dall p. 266 fig. 2
1917Natica (Stigmaulax) sulcata Maury p. 135 figs. 23: 13
2010Stigmaulax sulcata Landau and Marques da Silva p. 47

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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
subfamilyNaticinaeGuilding 1834
genusStigmaulaxMorch 1852
speciessulcata(Born 1778)

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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Diagnosis
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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 Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 23.03000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene - Middle Miocene33.9 - 11.608Haiti Natica sulcata (173459)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Brazil (Para) Natica sulcata (60979 65162 112590)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Brazil (Para) Natica sulcata (58454)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Puerto Rico Natica sulcata (80240)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Natica sulcata (58816 58817)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Venezuela Stigmaulax sulcata (92751)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Dominican Republic Natica sulcata (58824 58867 58869 58875)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Mexico (Veracruz) Natica sulcata (59282)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Stigmaulax sulcata (75039)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Natica sulcata (58822)