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Sinuber sculptum

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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.

Distribution

This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (June 2010)

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 9.5 mm.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 94 m. Maximum recorded depth is 855 m.

References

  1. 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 .
  2. ^ 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.
Taxon identifiers
Sinuber sculptum


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