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Sinum maculatum
Fixed specimen of Sinum maculatum.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Sinum
Species:
S. maculatum
Binomial name
Sinum maculatum
( Say, 1831)

Sinum maculatum is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. [1]

Distribution

Description

Sinum maculatum, shell

The maximum recorded shell length is 35 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0.3 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 70 m. [2]

References

  1. ^ Sinum maculatum (Say, 1831). WoRMS (2010). Sinum maculatum (Say, 1831). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419768 on 17 June 2010 .
  2. ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sinum maculatum
Fixed specimen of Sinum maculatum.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Sinum
Species:
S. maculatum
Binomial name
Sinum maculatum
( Say, 1831)

Sinum maculatum is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. [1]

Distribution

Description

Sinum maculatum, shell

The maximum recorded shell length is 35 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0.3 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 70 m. [2]

References

  1. ^ Sinum maculatum (Say, 1831). WoRMS (2010). Sinum maculatum (Say, 1831). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419768 on 17 June 2010 .
  2. ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.



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