Sinum planulatum

Sinum planulatum
	Illustration of juvenile (7–9) and adult (10–12) S. planulatum from Weinkauff.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Naticoidea
Family:	Naticidae
Genus:	Sinum
Species:	S. planulatum
Binomial name
	Sinum planulatum; (Récluz, 1843)
Synonyms
	Ectosinum pauloconvexum Iredale, 1931; Ectosinum planulatum (Récluz, 1843); Sigaretus gualtierianus Récluz, 1851; Sigaretus planulatus Récluz, 1843 (original combination); Sinum (Ectosinum) planulatum (Récluz, 1843) accepted - alternate representation; Sinum planatum (misspelling);

Sinum planulatum , the flattened ear snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, also known as the moon snails.^[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 22 and 33 mm (0.87 and 1.30 in).

The marine species occurs off Tanzania and Mozambique.

^ ^a ^b Bouchet P. (2015) Sinum planulatum (Récluz, 1843): in Mollusca base (2015) Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia php?p=taxdetails&id=569948 on 2016-03-26

Spry J.F. (1961) The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods Tanganyika Notes and Records

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