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Corolla (gastropod)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Cymbulioidea

Scientific name
  
Corolla

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Cymbuliidae

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Similar
  
Corolla spectabilis, Cavolinia tridentata, Sea butterfly, Limacina, Sea angel

Corolla is a genus of pelagic "sea butterflies". These are holoplanktonic opisthobranch molluscs belonging to the family Cymbuliidae. They are preyed upon by the gymnosome pteropods of the genus Cliopsis.

Species

Species within this genus include:

  • Corolla calceola (A. E. Verrill, 1880) -- Atlantic corolla
  • Distribution: Oceanic
  • Length: 40 mm
  • Corolla chrysosticta (Troschel, 1854)
  • Corolla cupula Rampal, 1996
  • Corolla intermedia (Tesch, 1903)
  • Distribution: Florida, Oceanic
  • Length: 39 mm
  • Corolla ovata Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
  • Distribution: Florida, Bermuda, Oceanic
  • Length: 40 mm
  • Corolla spectabilis (Dall, 1871) Spectacular corolla

    • References

    Corolla (gastropod) Wikipedia
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