Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Naticidae Scientific name Ectosinum planulatus | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Naticoidea Genus Sinum Rank Species | |
Similar Sinum maculatum, Sinum cymba, Sinum, Tectonatica violacea, Tanea | ||
Sinum planulatum, common name the flattened ear snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, also known as the moon snails.
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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
Sinum planulatum Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA