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Sigatica
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Sigatica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (27%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 66.0 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Sigatica) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Sigatica) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Naticidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Sigatica (Glyptanatica) caractica ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 13.8 Ma Miocene | |
Sigatica (Glyptanatica) euglypta ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
Sigatica boettgeri ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
Sigatica carolinensis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Sigatica clarkeana ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 11 | 61.6 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
Sigatica hantoniensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 13 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
Sigatica harrisi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
Sigatica regia ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
Sigatica semisulcata species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1886 | Sigaretus (Sigatica) Meyer and Aldrich |
1887 | Sigaretus (Sigaticus) Aldrich p. 83 |
1911 | Sigaretus (Sigaticus) Aldrich p. 12 |
1924 | Heliconatica Dall |
1928 | Polinices (Sigaticus) Olsson p. 60 |
1928 | Sigatica Woodring p. 388 |
1929 | Gennaeosinum Iredale |
1930 | Nerinatica Olsson |
1947 | Glyptanatica Gardner |
Year | Name and Author |
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1947 | Sigatica Gardner p. 554 |
1947 | Sigatica (Glyptanatica) Gardner p. 554 |
1989 | Sigatica Majima p. 66 |
1991 | Sigatica Kabat p. 436 |
1993 | Gennaeosinum Wilson p. 223 |
1995 | Sigaticus Pacaud and Le Renard |
2001 | Sigatica Todd |
2002 | Nerinatica Sepkoski, Jr. |
2002 | Sigatica Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!