| Sinum maculatum | |
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| Fixed specimen of Sinum maculatum. | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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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Sinum maculatum is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.1
Description
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
References
- 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 .
- 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.