Sinum minus

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Sinum minus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Sinum
Species:
S. minus
Binomial name
Sinum minus
(Dall, 1889)
Synonyms [1]

Sigaretus minus Dall, 1889 (basionym)

Sinum minus is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. [1]

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Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 13 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 64 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 154 m. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 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 .
  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 .