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Sinum perspectivum

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Naticoidea

Genus
  
Sinum

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Naticidae

Scientific name
  
Sinum perspectivum

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Sinum, Sinum maculatum, Naticarius canrena, Polinices lacteus, Polinices hepaticus

Sinum perspectivum, common name the white baby ear, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.

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Distribution

Sinum perspectivum is found on the eastern coast of America from Maryland south to Brazil, and also round Bermuda.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 51 mm. It has a shallowly coiled shell with a wide opening and graceful curved outline. It is white both outside and inside. Like the other members of its family, it is carnivorous.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 70 m.

References

Sinum perspectivum Wikipedia