Summary ³

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.

Distribution ⁴

Range: 39°N to 28°S; 97°W to 34.9°W. Distribution: USA: New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida; Florida: East Florida, West Florida; USA: Louisiana, Texas; Mexico; Mexico: Campeche State, Yucatan State, Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela; Venezuela: Sucre, Isla Margarita; Bermuda, Cuba; Cuba: Havana Province, Matanzas; Cayman Islands; Cayman Islands: Grand Cayman Island; Jamaica; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; Surinam, Brazil; Brazil: Amapa, Para, Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Bahia, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Parana, Santa Catarina

Sources and Credits

1. (c) WoRMS for SMEBD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://images.marinespecies.org/resized/63590_sinum-perspectivum.jpg
2. (c) Femorale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.femorale.com/shellphotos/detail.asp?species=Sinum%20perspectivum%20(Say,%201831)
3. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinum_perspectivum
4. (c) WoRMS for SMEBD, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/28469808

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
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• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• SeaLifeBase
• World Register of Marine Species

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