Sinum concavum

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Sinum concavum
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Sinum concavum shell
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Sinum
Species:
S. concavum
Binomial name
Sinum concavum
(Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms [1]

Sigaretus concavus Lamarck, 1822 (basionym)

Sinum concavum, common name the concave ear moon snail, 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 size of an adult shell varies between 19 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

This species is present in the Atlantic Ocean off Senegal, Guinea and Angola.

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References

Notes
  1. 1 2 Sinum concavum (Lamarck, 1822) . WoRMS (2009). Sinum concavum (Lamarck, 1822). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225301 on 5 May 2011 .
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