Sinum bilix Conrad 1833 (moon snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae

Alternative combinations: Catinus bilix, Sigaretus bilix, Stomatia bilix

Synonyms: Natica striata Lea 1833, Sigaretus striatus Lea 1833

Belongs to Sinum according to K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann 1966

Sister taxa: Sinum (Sinum), Sinum africanum, Sinum akinkugbei, Sinum aquensis, Sinum beatricae, Sinum carolanum, Sinum chesapeakensis, Sinum chipolanum, Sinum clathratum, Sinum concavum, Sinum cymba, Sinum danvillense, Sinum debile, Sinum debilis, Sinum declive, Sinum euryhedra, Sinum excentricum, Sinum eximium, Sinum fragilis, Sinum gabbi, Sinum gabrielensis, Sinum gatunense, Sinum grayi, Sinum haliotoidea, Sinum imperforatum, Sinum ineptum, Sinum jacksonense, Sinum javanus, Sinum lacondamini, Sinum maculatum, Sinum mississippiense, Sinum naticoidalis, Sinum nolani, Sinum noyesii, Sinum obliquum, Sinum pacificum, Sinum perrini, Sinum perspectivum, Sinum protoneritoideus, Sinum quirosanum, Sinum sanctijohannis, Sinum scopulosum, Sinum scopulosus, Sinum subglobosus, Ectosinum microstira, Sigaretus (Naticina), Sigaretus cinctus, Sigaretus javanus, Sigaretus costatus, Sigaretus mexicanus, Sigaretus sanctijohannis, Sigaretus mississippiensis, Sigaretus raynevalli, Sigaretus perrini

Type specimens:

  • Sinum bilix: ANSP 15263, a shell
  • Sigaretus striatus: ANSP 5509, a shell.

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Colombia (1 collection), United States (26: Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas)

Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence

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