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Sigatica

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Taxonomy
Sigaretus (Sigatica) was named by Meyer and Aldrich (1886) [m. kosnik taxon no: 9846 Sepkoski's age data: T Than R Sepkoski's reference number: 914]. It is extant.

It was corrected as Sigaretus (Sigaticus) by Aldrich (1911); it was Polinices (Sigaticus) by Olsson (1928); it was reranked as Sigaticus by Pacaud and Le Renard (1995); it was reranked as Sigatica by Woodring (1928), Gardner (1947), Majima (1989), Kabat (1991), Todd (2001) and Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Sigaretus by Meyer and Aldrich (1886), Aldrich (1887) and Aldrich (1911); to Polinices by Olsson (1928); to Sininae by Woodring (1928), Gardner (1947) and Majima (1989); to Polinicinae by Pacaud and Le Renard (1995); to Naticidae by Kabat (1991) and Todd (2001); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Sigaretus (Sigatica) Meyer and Aldrich
1887Sigaretus (Sigaticus) Aldrich p. 83
1911Sigaretus (Sigaticus) Aldrich p. 12
1924Heliconatica Dall
1928Polinices (Sigaticus) Olsson p. 60
1928Sigatica Woodring p. 388
1929Gennaeosinum Iredale
1930Nerinatica Olsson
1947Glyptanatica Gardner
1947Sigatica Gardner p. 554
1947Sigatica (Glyptanatica) Gardner p. 554
1989Sigatica Majima p. 66
1991Sigatica Kabat p. 436
1993Gennaeosinum Wilson p. 223
1995Sigaticus Pacaud and Le Renard
2001Sigatica Todd
2002Nerinatica Sepkoski
2002Sigatica Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyNaticoidea(Forbes 1838)
familyNaticidaeGuilding 1834
genusSigatica(Meyer and Aldrich 1886)

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. Sigatica Meyer and Aldrich 1886
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†Sigatica boettgeri Meyer and Aldrich 1886
†Sigatica clarkeana Aldrich 1887
†Sigatica hantoniensis Pilkington 1804
†Sigatica harrisi Olsson 1928
†Sigatica regia Guppy 1873
Invalid names: Gennaeosinum Iredale 1929 [synonym], Glyptanatica Gardner 1947 [synonym], Heliconatica Dall 1924 [synonym], Nerinatica Olsson 1930 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height37.144.0013.07.004.58

Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2018-03-04 15:48:22
Modified: 2018-03-04 20:14:14
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Paleocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 61.70000 to 0.78100 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.6 Ma

Collections (67 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Texas) Polinices harrisi (84468)
Middle Paleocene - Late/Upper Paleocene61.7 - 55.8USA (Alabama) S. sp. (85562)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2USA (Alabama) S. clarkeana (205427 205472)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Alabama) S. clarkeana (90439)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0France S. woodi, S. abducta, S. repanda (178086)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Alabama) S. clarkeana (80776 80785 80788 92269 92349 97454 98277 98390 194354)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Belgium S. hatoniensis, S. obovata (77608)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) S. hantoniensis (3266 3267 3268) S. obovata, S. hantoniensis (8104)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Mississippi) S. clarkeana (99666) S. sp. (89868)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6United Kingdom (England) S. hantoniensis (3259 8105)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Belgium S. hatoniensis (77613) S. hatoniensis, S. obovata (77611)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) S. obovata (8047) S. obovata, S. hantoniensis (8124 8125)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France S. hantoniensis (171526)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Peru (Piura) Polinices harrisi (88362)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) Natica hantoniensis (42644)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Oise) Natica hantoniensis (3494)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Île-de-France) S. hantoniensis (179130)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) S. boettgeri (90469)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) S. boettgeri (90642)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Germany S. obovata, S. hantoniensis (179751)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) S. conradii (5791)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany S. hautoniensis (95898)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) S. caractica (42290 42482 42605 42657 42663) S. euglypta (42225)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Florida) S. caractica (42870 111204 136943)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Venezuela S. sp. (130981)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic S. sp. (90618 131367 131368 131369 131370 131377 131378)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic S. sp. (94106 99853 131496 131521)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic S. sp. (93733 93737)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Eunaticina regia, S. semistriata (58522)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (South Carolina) Natica carolinensis (92407)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama (Bocas) S. sp. (79871)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) S. semisulcata (79331)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Costa Rica (Limon) S. sp. (79844)