Sinum maculatum

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| authority = (Say, 1831)

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Sinum maculatum is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.{{WRMS species|419768|Sinum maculatum (Say, 1831)|||WoRMS (2010). Sinum maculatum (Say, 1831). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419768 on 17 June 2010}}

Distribution

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Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 35 mm.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|doi-access=free}}.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0.3 m. Maximum recorded depth is 70 m.

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Category:Naticidae

Category:Gastropods described in 1831

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