Sinuber sculptum

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Sinuber sculptum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Naticoidea
Family:
Naticidae
Genus:
Sinuber
Species:
S. sculptum
Binomial name
Sinuber sculptum
(Martens, 1878)

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

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Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 9.5 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 94 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 855 m. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Sinuber sculptum (Martens, 1878) . WoRMS (2009). Sinuber sculptum (Martens, 1878). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197445 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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