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Fowlerina

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Kingdom
  
Superfamily
  
Clionoidea

Scientific name
  
Fowlerina

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Family
  
Higher classification
  
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Sea angel, Clionidae, Paedoclione doliiformis, Gastropods, Molluscs

Fowlerina, one kind of "sea angel", is a genus of small sea slugs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Clionidae.

Sometimes called pteropods, these are floating pelagic creatures which swim by flapping two wing-like extensions of their body known as parapodia.

Please also see: Sea angel and Clionidae.

Species

Species in the genus Fowlerina include:

  • Fowlerina punctata Tesch, 1903
  • Fowlerina zetesios Pelseneer, 1906
  • References

    Fowlerina Wikipedia


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