Sinum minus

Sinum minus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Naticoidea
Family: Naticidae
Subfamily: Sininae
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 mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]

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.


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