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.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Naticidae |
| Genus: | Sinum |
| Species: | S. perspectivum
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| Sinum perspectivum (Say, 1831)
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Distribution edit
Sinum perspectivum is found on the eastern coast of America from Maryland south to Brazil, and also round Bermuda.
Description edit
The maximum recorded shell length is 51 mm.[2] 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.[3]
Habitat edit
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 70 m.[2]
References edit
- ^ Sinum perspectivum (Say, 1831). Rosenberg, G. (2010). Sinum perspectivum (Say, 1831). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160053 on 17 June 2010 .
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Common Baby's Ear: Well-Named Naticidae Retrieved 2011-11-29.