Sinum perrini Arnold 1907 (moon snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae

Full reference: R. Arnold. 1907. New and characteristic species of fossil mollusks from the oil-bearing Tertiary formations of southern California. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 32(1545):525-546

Belongs to Sinum according to L. Marincovich 1977

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 perspectivum, Sinum protoneritoideus, Sinum quirosanum, Sinum sanctijohannis, Sinum scopulosum, Sinum scopulosus, Sinum subglobosus, Sigaretus javanus, Sigaretus raynevalli, Sigaretus (Naticina), Sigaretus mississippiensis, Sigaretus mexicanus, Sigaretus perrini, Sigaretus costatus, Sigaretus cinctus, Sigaretus sanctijohannis, Ectosinum microstira

Type specimen: USNM 164979, a shell

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

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

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