Sinum concavum

Sinum concavum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Naticoidea
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]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 19 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

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

References

  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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