Biology:Sinum planulatum
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Illustration of juvenile (7–9) and adult (10–12) S. planulatum from Weinkauff. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Naticidae |
| Genus: | Sinum |
| Species: | S. planulatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Sinum planulatum (Récluz, 1843)
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Sinum planulatum , the flattened ear snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, also known as the moon snails.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 22 and 33 mm (0.87 and 1.30 in).
Distribution
The marine species occurs off Tanzania and Mozambique.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bouchet P. (2015) Sinum planulatum (Récluz, 1843): in Mollusca base (2015) Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia php?p=taxdetails&id=569948 on 2016-03-26
- Spry J.F. (1961) The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods Tanganyika Notes and Records
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q14347245 entry
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