Biology:Cymbulia sibogae

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Cymbulia Sibogae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Clade: Euopisthobranchia
Order: Pteropoda
Family: Cymbuliidae
Genus: Cymbulia
Species:
C. sibogae
Binomial name
Cymbulia sibogae
B. Tesch, 1903

Cymbulia sibogae is a mollusk and species of pteropod.[1][2]

Distribution

The species was first recorded in Hawaii off the Kona Coast of the Big Island. It is a pelagic species that is rarely seen at night in off-shore waters. Currently, it is found in Big island, and Maui (Hawaii), as well as the south atlantic, near tropical areas of Brazil and Argentina ,[3] as well as the Indo Pacific.[4] It lives in cold temperatures (-25/-30 °C) and approximately 80-90m in the ocean.[5][6] In 2006 and 2014, there were recorded species living in the south gulf of Mexico.[7][8]

Description

Various sources dispute the size of this gastropod, however it can vary from 10mm to 2,4 cm.[3] It is a transparent species with broad wings with a paddle-shaped pointed tail and a triangular cartilaginous pseudoconch.[4][9]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3795371 entry