Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Mollusca |
| Class: Gastropoda |
| Order: Littorinimorpha |
| Family: Naticidae |
| Genus: Sigatica |
| Species: Sigatica semisulcata (Gray, 1839) |
Information
Geological Range
Paleogeographic Distribution
Stratigraphic Occurrences
| Bermont Formation [Uncommon] |
| Caloosahatchee Formation [Uncommon] |
| Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Questionable/rare] |
Remarks
Common name: n/a
Synonymy: n/a
Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a
Other voucher specimens: n/a
Descriptions:
Original Description (from Gray, 1839, p. 136):
“Shell ovate, suborbicular, solid, pellucid, white, smooth; spire short, convex, rather blunt; whorls convex, with six or seven narrow regular compressed lines near the suture, and few round the umbilicus; suture compressed; umbilicus simple, rather large and deep. Mouth very oblique. Axis 6; diam. 6 lines.”
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Measurements: n/a
Other remarks:
For information on the modern distribution of the species, see Malacolog and WoRMS.
References: n/a
Online resources:
Page history:
Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on August 26, 2015. It was developed by Jonathan R. Hendricks and colleagues and migrated here in 2026.
This page was last modified on October 28, 2026 by Jonathan R. Hendricks.
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