Slight Baby Ear, Sinum debile

Slight Baby Ear, Sinum debile. Size: 2.6 cm (1.0 inch) x 1.9 cm (0.75 inches).

The Slight Baby Ear, Sinum debile (Gould, 1853), is a member of the Naticiae Family of Moon Shells, that is also known as the Frail Ear Shell. The look like a flattened, disk-like, Moon Snail. When viewed from the base, they resemble a human ear. They have a large body whorl, a very low spire and large aperture. The shell is sculpted with very fine lines running along and across the whorls. The exterior of the shell is white with a light blue or light rust tinge. Smaller specimens have a translucent shell. The Slight Baby Ear Shells reach a maximum length of 3.1 cm (1.2 inches).

Slight Baby Ears are found in shallow environments in the intertidal zone to depths up to 820 feet. They range from Conception Bay to Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur and and south to Panama.

Synonyms include Sigaretus debilis and Sinum pazianum.