Biology:Fowlerina punctata
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Fowlerina punctata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Clade: | Euopisthobranchia |
| Order: | Pteropoda |
| Family: | Clionidae |
| Genus: | Fowlerina |
| Species: | F. punctata
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| Binomial name | |
| Fowlerina punctata Tesch, 1903
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Fowlerina punctata is a species of naked pelagic sea snail, specifically a pteropod.[1]
Description
F. punctata can grow up to 6 mm, and has a transparent body with well-developed lateral footlobes. The species is a protandric hermaphrodite, and is a carnivore. It preys on shelled pteropods.[2]
Distribution
The species inhabits sessile and subtropical waters, and has been observed in the Mediterranean and Alboran Seas.[3] It has been also observed near Cape Verde, in westernmost Africa.[4]
References
- ↑ "Fowlerina punctata, Tesch, 1903". https://pelagics.myspecies.info/taxonomy/term/4164.
- ↑ "Fowlerina punctata". https://pelagic-molluscs.linnaeus.naturalis.nl/linnaeus_ng/app/views/species/taxon.php?id=116571&epi=169.
- ↑ "WMSDB | Conchology" (in en). https://www.conchology.be/?t=2204&CODsp=2810150008&Genus=Fowlerina&species=punctata&variety=.
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Fowlerina punctata (Tesch, 1903)". https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139179#distributions.
Wikidata ☰ Q13637472 entry
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