Corolla (gastropod)

Updated on Dec 18, 2024

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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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