Sinum maculatum is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]
| Sinum maculatum | |
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| Fixed specimen of Sinum maculatum. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Naticidae |
| Genus: | Sinum |
| Species: | S. maculatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Sinum maculatum (Say, 1831)
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Distribution
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Description
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Habitat
editMinimum recorded depth is 0.3 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 70 m.[2]
References
edit- ^ 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 .
- ^ 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.