Biology:Corolla spectabilis

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Spectacular corolla
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Clade: Euopisthobranchia
Order: Pteropoda
Family: Cymbuliidae
Genus: Corolla
Species:
C. spectabilis
Binomial name
Corolla spectabilis
(Dall, 1871)
Synonyms
  • Cymbuliopsis spectabilis

Corolla spectabilis, common name: spectacular corolla, is a species of sea butterfly, a floating and swimming sea snail in the family Cymbuliidae.[1]

Distribution

This species is oceanic and has been recorded in European waters, the Gulf of Mexico, and off the coast of Florida, California, Bermuda, Venezuela and Brazil.

Description

The overall length of adults of this sea butterfly is 40 millimetres (1.6 in).

References

Further reading

  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
  • The Nautilus. 3—5. University of California, Los Angeles. 1890. p. 31. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3199841 entry