Sininae (Subfamily)

Overview

A Subfamily in the Kingdom Animalia.

The Subfamily Sininae is a member of the Family Naticidae. Here is the complete "parentage" of Sininae:

Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
    - Branch: Protostomia Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
      - Infrakingdom: Lophotrochozoa - Lophotrochozoans
        Superphylum: Eutrochozoa
        Phylum: Mollusca (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - Molluscs
        Class: Gastropoda Cuvier, 1795 - Snails and Slugs
        Subclass: Orthogastropoda Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
        Superorder: Caenogastropoda Cox, 1960
        Order: Sorbeoconcha Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
        Suborder: Hypsogastropoda Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
        Infraorder: Littorinimorpha Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975
        Superfamily: Naticoidea L. Guilding, 1834
        Family: Naticidae L. Guilding, 1834 - Moon Snails
        Subfamily: Sininae

The Subfamily Sininae is further organized into finer groupings including:

Genus (3): Eunaticina · Sigaretus · Sinum
Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 73 species and subspecies in the Subfamily Sininae.

At least 45 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Sinum.

More info about the Genus Sinum may be found here.

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