Sinum maculatum

Sinum maculatum
Fixed specimen of Sinum maculatum.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Naticoidea
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]

Description

Sinum maculatum shells.

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. 1 2 3 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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