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s in the subfamily Sininae of the

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Naticidae, the moon snails. Most naticids have shells that are globular, but the shell of species in the genus ''Sinum'' is flattened to some extent, some being so flattened that they are ear-shaped.

Distribution

This marine species is cosmopolitan.

Species

Species within the genus ''Sinum'' include: Sinum grayi 001

* '' Sinum bifasciatum'' (Récluz, 1851) * ''

Sinum concavum ''Sinum concavum'', common name the concave ear moon snail, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. Description The size of an adult shell varies between 19 mm and 50 ...

'' (Lamarck, 1822) * ''

Sinum cortezi ''Sinum'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Sininae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails. Most naticids have shells that are globular, but the shell of species in the genus ''Sinum'' is flattene ...

'' Burch & Burch, 1964 * ''

Sinum cymba ''Sinum cymba'', common name the concave ear moon snail, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae Naticidae, common name moon snails or necklace shells, is a family (biology), family of medium t ...

'' (Menke, K.T., 1828) * '' Sinum debile'' (Gould, 1853) * '' Sinum delesserti'' (Récluz in Chenu, 1843) * ''

Sinum diauges ''Sinum'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Sininae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails. Most naticids have shells that are globular, but the shell of species in the genus ''Sinum'' is flattene ...

'' Kilburn, 1974 * ''

Sinum eximium ''Sinum'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Sininae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails. Most naticids have shells that are globular, but the shell of species in the genus ''Sinum'' is flattene ...

'' (Reeve, 1864) * † ''

Sinum faviai ''Sinum'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Sininae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails. Most naticids have shells that are globular, but the shell of species in the genus ''Sinum'' is flattene ...

'' Lozouet, 2001 *''

Sinum grayi ''Sinum grayi'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. Description The length of the shell attains 48.3 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Peru ...

'' G. P. Deshayes, 1843 * ''

Sinum haliotoideum ''Sinum'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Sininae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails. Most naticids have shells that are globular, but the shell of species in the genus ''Sinum'' is flattene ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''

Sinum incisum ''Sinum'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Sininae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails. Most naticids have shells that are globular, but the shell of species in the genus ''Sinum'' is flattene ...

'' (Reeve, 1864) * † ''

Sinum infirmum ''Sinum'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Sininae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails. Most naticids have shells that are globular, but the shell of species in the genus ''Sinum'' is flattene ...

'' Marwick, 1924 * ''

Sinum japonicum ''Sinum'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Sininae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails. Most naticids have shells that are globular, but the shell of species in the genus ''Sinum'' is flattene ...

'' (Lischke, 1872) * ''

Sinum javanicum ''Sinum'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Sininae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails. Most naticids have shells that are globular, but the shell of species in the genus ''Sinum'' is flattene ...

'' (Gray, 1834) * ''

Sinum keratium ''Sinum'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Sininae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails. Most naticids have shells that are globular, but the shell of species in the genus ''Sinum'' is flattene ...

'' Dall, 1919 * ''

Sinum laevigatum ''Sinum laevigatum'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. Description Distribution This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar Madagascar (; mg ...

'' (Lamarck, 1822) * ''

Sinum maculatum ''Sinum maculatum'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. Distribution Description The maximum recorded shell Shell may refer to: Architecture and design * Shell (struct ...

'' (Say, 1831) * † '' Sinum marwicki'' Laws, 1930 * '' Sinum minus'' (Dall, 1889) * '' Sinum nanhaiense'' S.-P. Zhang, 2009 * '' Sinum neritoideum'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Sinum noyesii'' Dall, 1903 * '' Sinum perspectivum'' (Say, 1831) * '' Sinum planulatum'' (Récluz, 1843) * '' Sinum quasimodoides'' Kilburn, 1976 * '' Sinum sanctijohannis'' (Pilshry & Lowe, 1932) * '' Sinum scopulosum'' (Conrad, 1849) * ''

Sinum vittatum ''Sinum vittatum'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae Naticidae, common name moon snails or necklace shells, is a family (biology), family of medium to large-sized predatory sea snails, mari ...

'' Zhang, 2008 * '' Sinum zonale'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) The Indo-Pacific Molluscan database also mentions the following species with names in current use * '' Sinum unifasciatus'' Récluz, 1843 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Sinum acuminatus'' (Adams & Reeeve, 1850): synonym of ''

Conuber conicum ''Conuber conicum'', the conical moon snail, is a species of predatory sea snail, in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. It was first described in 1822 as ''Natica conica'' by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck. Description The length of the shell atta ...

'' (Lamarck, 1822) * ''Sinum californicum'' I. Oldroyd, 1917: synonym of ''Sinum scopulosum'' (Conrad, 1849) * ''Sinum cuvierianum'' (Récluz, 1844): synonym of '' Vanikoro cuvieriana'' (Récluz, 1844) * ''Sinum fuscum'' Röding, 1798: synonym of ''Sinum haliotoideum'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Sinum insculptus'' Adams & Reeve, 1850: synonym of ''Sinum javanicum'' (Gray, 1834) * ''Sinum latifasciatus'' Adams & Reeve, 1850: synonym of ''Sinum neritoideum'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Sinum minor'' ic synonym of ''Sinum minus'' (Dall, 1889) * ''Sinum nanhaiensis'' S.-P. Zhang, 2009: synonym of ''Sinum nanhaiense'' S.-P. Zhang, 2009 (wrong gender agreement of specific epithet) * ''Sinum papilla'' (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of ''

Eunaticina papilla ''Eunaticina papilla'' , the papilla moon snail, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. Description The size of an adult shell varies between 8 mm and 35 mm. Distri ...

'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Sinum parvus'' (E. A. Smith, 1895): synonym of ''Sinum neritoideum'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Sinum petitianus'' Récluz, 1843: synonym of '' Sigaretus petitianus'' Récluz in Chenu, 1843 (taxon inquirendum) * ''Sinum pazianum'' Dall, 1919: synonym of ''Sinum debile'' (Gould, 1853) * ''Sinum planatum'': synonym of ''Sinum planulatum'' (Récluz, 1843) * ''Sinum sinuatus'' Récluz, 1851: synonym of '' Sigaretus sinuatus'' Récluz, 1851 (taxon inquirendum) * ''Sinum tener'' (Smith, 1894): synonym of ''

'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Sinum weberi'' (Bartsch, 1918): synonym of ''Sinum incisum'' (Reeve, 1864)

References

* Blainville, 1818. ''Sur un nouveau genre de mollusques, Cryptostome, Cryprostomus''. Nouveau Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société Philomatique de Paris 1818: 120-122 * MacNae, W. & M. Kalk (eds) (1958). ''A natural history of Inhaca Island, Mozambique''. Witwatersrand Univ. Press, Johannesburg. I-iv, 163 pp. * Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. ''A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales.'' Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1-109 * Wilson, B. 1993. ''Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods.'' Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. * Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification.'' Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213 * Rolán E., 2005. ''Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.'' * Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011). Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum. 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls.

External links

Röding, P.F. 1798. ''Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturae quae olim collegerat Joa''. Hamburg : Trappii 199 pp.

Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de Monet de 1799. ''Prodrome d'une nouvelle classification de coquilles, comprenent une réaction appropiée de charactères génériques, et l'établissement d'un grand nombre de genres nouveaux''. Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris 1: 63-91

Iredale, T. 1931. ''Australian molluscan notes. No. 1.'' Records of the Australian Museum 18(4): 201-235, pls xxii-xxv
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