''Sigatica'' is a
genus of
predatory sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
s,
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusks in the
family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Sigatica'' include:
* ''
Sigatica carolinensis
''Sigatica carolinensis'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Distribution
Description
The maximum recorded shell
Shell may refer to:
Architecture and design
* Shell ( ...
'' (Dall, 1889)
* ''
Sigatica cubana
''Sigatica cubana'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae
Naticidae, common name moon snails or necklace shells, is a family (biology), family of medium to large-sized predatory sea snails, ma ...
'' Espinosa, Ortea & Fernadez-Garcés, 2007
* ''
Sigatica peleum
''Sigatica'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Sigatica'' include:
* '' Sigatica carolinensis'' (Dall, 1889)
* '' Sigatica cubana'' Espin ...
'' (Iredale, 1929)
* ''
Sigatica pomatiella
''Sigatica'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Naticidae
Naticidae, common name moon snails or necklace shells, is a family (biology), family of medium to large-sized predatory sea snails, marine (oce ...
'' (Melvill, 1893)
* ''
Sigatica semisulcata
''Sigatica semisulcata'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Distribution
Description
The maximum recorded shell
Shell may refer to:
Architecture and design
* Shell (s ...
'' (Gray, 1839)
References
External links
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Naticidae
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