Sinum fragilis Conrad 1830 (moon snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae

Alternative combinations: Natica fragilis, Sigaretus (Naticina) fragilis, Sigaretus fragilis

Belongs to Sinum according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008

See also Gardner 1943 and Martin 1904

Sister taxa: Sinum (Sinum), Sinum africanum, Sinum akinkugbei, Sinum aquensis, Sinum beatricae, Sinum bilix, 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 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, Sigaretus javanus, Sigaretus raynevalli, Sigaretus (Naticina), Sigaretus mississippiensis, Sigaretus mexicanus, Sigaretus perrini, Sigaretus costatus, Sigaretus cinctus, Sigaretus sanctijohannis, Ectosinum microstira

Type specimen: ANSP 1551, a shell

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Station 2248 [Moore House Mbr, Yorktown Fm] (Pliocene of Virginia)

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