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Sigatica

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)116593https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=116593
Rankgenus (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Sigatica
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classGastropodaCuvier 1797
superorderHypsogastropoda
infraorderLittorinimorphaGolikov and Starobogtov 1975
superfamilyNaticoidea(Forbes 1838)
familyNaticidaeGuilding 1834
genusSigatica(Meyer and Aldrich 1886)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Sigaticasubgenusbelongs to Sigaretusstated with evidenceMeyer and Aldrich, 1886
Sigaticagenusbelongs to Sininaestated without evidenceWoodring, 1928
Sigaticagenusbelongs to Sininaestated with evidenceGardner, 1947
Sigaticagenusbelongs to Naticidaestated without evidenceKabat, 1991
Sigaticagenusbelongs to Naticidaestated with evidenceTodd, 2001
Sigaticagenusbelongs to Neotaenioglossasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)11
Extant Size (PBDB)3 (27%)
First Recorded Appearance66.0 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Motilityactively mobile (based on Sigatica)
Visionlimited (based on Gastropoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Sigatica)
Taphonomyaragonite (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

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Sigatica (Glyptanatica) caractica
species
listed (PBDB)820.4 Ma
Miocene
13.8 Ma
Miocene
Sigatica (Glyptanatica) euglypta
species
listed (PBDB)120.4 Ma
Miocene
20.4 Ma
Miocene
Sigatica boettgeri
species
listed (PBDB)241.3 Ma
Eocene
41.3 Ma
Eocene
Sigatica carolinensis
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
12.59 Ma
Pleistocene
0 Ma
Extant
Sigatica clarkeana
species
listed (PBDB)1161.6 Ma
Paleocene
56.0 Ma
Paleocene
Sigatica hantoniensis
species
listed (PBDB)1356.0 Ma
Paleocene
37.2 Ma
Eocene
Sigatica harrisi
species
listed (PBDB)266.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
41.3 Ma
Eocene
Sigatica regia
species
listed (PBDB)13.60 Ma
Pliocene
3.60 Ma
Pliocene
Sigatica semisulcata
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
12.59 Ma
Pleistocene
0 Ma
Extant

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
YearName and Author
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, Jr.
2002Sigatica Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Aldrich T. H. (1911) New Eocene fossils from the southern Gulf states, Bulletins of American Paleontology 5 22, 1-24
Olsson A. A. (1928) Contributions to the Tertiary paleontology of northern Peru: Part 1, Bulletins of American Paleontology 14 52
Woodring W. P. (1928) Miocene Molluscs from Bowden, Jamaica. Part 2: Gastropods and discussion of results, Contributions to the Geology and Palaeontology of the West Indies
Gardner J. R. (1947) The Molluscan Fauna of the Alum Bluff Group of Florida, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 142A-H, 1-709
Majima R. (1989) Cenozoic fossil Naticidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in Japan, Bulletins of American Paleontology 96 331, 1-159
Kabat A. R. (1991) The classification of the Naticidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda): Review and analysis of the supraspecific taxa, Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 152 7, 417-449
Wilson B. (1993) , Australian Marine Shells 1
Pacaud J.-M., Le Renard J. (1995) Révision des Mollusques Paléogénes du Bassin de Paris. IV - Liste systématique actualisée, Cossmanniana 3 4, 155-187
Todd J. A. (2001) Systematic list of gastropods in the Panama Paleontology Project collections
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!
 
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