Sinum cymba
Species of gastropod
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Sinum cymba, common name the concave ear moon snail, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]
| Sinum cymba | |
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| Five views of a shell of Sinum cymba | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Sinum cymba | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Naticidae |
| Genus: | Sinum |
| Species: | S. cymba |
| Binomial name | |
| Sinum cymba (Menke, 1828) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Natica cymba Menke, 1828 | |
It was classified by the German malacologist Karl Theodor Menke in 1828 with the name Natica cymba.
Description
Shell with a wide opening, brown and smooth; with an external coloration of purplish-brown to pale, gray or white, on a surface with a waxy shine, provided with fine spiral lines. The spiral is low and up to 7 centimeters long, when developed; ending in a broad turn. There is no umbilical underneath. The outer lip is thin and angular.[2][3][4][5]
The species lives in cold, shallow waters.[6]