Sinum minus is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]
| Sinum minus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Naticidae |
| Genus: | Sinum |
| Species: | S. minus
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| Binomial name | |
| Sinum minus (Dall, 1889)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Sigaretus minus Dall, 1889 (basionym) | |
Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico.
Description
editHabitat
editMinimum recorded depth is 64 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 154 m.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Sinum minus (Dall, 1889). WoRMS (2010). Sinum minus (Dall, 1889). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419769 on 9 November 2011 .
- ^ 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.
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
- Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011) Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls.