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Sinum

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 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:

The Indo-Pacific Molluscan database also mentions the following species with names in current use

Species brought into synonymy:
  • Sinum acuminatus <small>(Adams & Reeve, 1850)</small>: synonym of Conuber conicum <small>(Lamarck, 1822)</small>
  • Sinum californicum <small>I. Oldroyd, 1917</small>: synonym of Sinum scopulosum <small>(Conrad, 1849)</small>
  • Sinum cuvierianum <small>(Récluz, 1844)</small>: synonym of Vanikoro cuvieriana <small>(Récluz, 1844)</small>
  • Sinum fuscum <small>Röding, 1798</small>: synonym of Sinum haliotoideum <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
  • Sinum insculptus <small>Adams & Reeve, 1850</small>: synonym of Sinum javanicum <small>(Gray, 1834)</small>
  • Sinum latifasciatus <small>Adams & Reeve, 1850</small>: synonym of Sinum neritoideum <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
  • Sinum minor [sic]: synonym of Sinum minus <small>(Dall, 1889)</small>
  • Sinum nanhaiensis <small>S.-P. Zhang, 2009</small>: synonym of Sinum nanhaiense <small>S.-P. Zhang, 2009</small> (wrong gender agreement of specific epithet)
  • Sinum papilla <small>(Gmelin, 1791)</small>: synonym of Eunaticina papilla <small>(Gmelin, 1791)</small>
  • Sinum parvus <small>(E. A. Smith, 1895)</small>: synonym of Sinum neritoideum <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
  • Sinum petitianus <small>Récluz, 1843</small>: synonym of Sigaretus petitianus <small>Récluz in Chenu, 1843</small> (taxon inquirendum)
  • Sinum pazianum <small>Dall, 1919</small>: synonym of Sinum debile <small>(Gould, 1853)</small>
  • Sinum planatum: synonym of Sinum planulatum <small>(Récluz, 1843)</small>
  • Sinum sinuatus <small>Récluz, 1851</small>: synonym of Sigaretus sinuatus <small>Récluz, 1851</small> (taxon inquirendum)
  • Sinum tener <small>(Smith, 1894)</small>: synonym of Eunaticina papilla <small>(Gmelin, 1791)</small>
  • Sinum weberi <small>(Bartsch, 1918)</small>: synonym of Sinum incisum <small>(Reeve, 1864)</small>

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.&nbsp;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.

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