Sinum scopulosus Conrad 1849 (moon snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae

Alternative combination: Sigaretus scopulosus

Belongs to Sinum according to J. W. Durham 1944

See also Addicott 1970, Anderson 1905, Clark 1918, Etherington 1931, Hendy 2021, Loel and Corey 1932, Marincovich 1977, Moore 1963, Stewart 1927 and Woodring and Bramlette 1950

Sister taxa: Sinum (Sinum), Sinum africanum, Sinum akinkugbei, Sinum aquensis, Sinum beatricae, Sinum bilix, Sinum carolanum, Sinum chesapeakensis, Sinum chipolanum, Sinum clathratum, Sinum concavum, Sinum cymba, Sinum danvillense, Sinum debile, Sinum debilis, Sinum declive, Sinum euryhedra, Sinum excentricum, Sinum eximium, Sinum fragilis, Sinum gabbi, Sinum gabrielensis, Sinum gatunense, Sinum grayi, Sinum haliotoidea, Sinum imperforatum, Sinum ineptum, Sinum jacksonense, Sinum javanus, Sinum lacondamini, Sinum maculatum, Sinum mississippiense, Sinum naticoidalis, Sinum nolani, Sinum noyesii, Sinum obliquum, Sinum pacificum, Sinum perrini, Sinum perspectivum, Sinum protoneritoideus, Sinum quirosanum, Sinum sanctijohannis, Sinum scopulosum, Sinum subglobosus, Sigaretus mexicanus, Sigaretus mississippiensis, Sigaretus javanus, Sigaretus (Naticina), Sigaretus sanctijohannis, Sigaretus raynevalli, Sigaretus perrini, Sigaretus cinctus, Sigaretus costatus, Ectosinum microstira

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Sinum scopulosus in the database

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