Sinuber sculptum
Species of gastropod
| 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]
Distribution
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
- ^ 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 .
- ^ a b c 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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