Kalpana Kalpana (Editor)

Paraclione

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Clionoidea

Scientific name
  
Paraclione

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Family
  
Clionidae

Higher classification
  
Clionidae

Similar
  
Clionidae, Molluscs, Sea angel, Paedoclione doliiformis, Gastropods

Paraclione is a genus of "sea angels", small floating sea slugs, pelagic marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks.

They are very small and gelatinous, mostly transparent, and they only have a shell during their embryonic stage. They can be found in the Atlantic Ocean.

Species

Species in the genus Paraclione include:

  • Paraclione flavescens Gegenbaur, 1855 (synonyms : Clionina aurantiaca Franc, 1951  ; Clionina flavescens Franc, 1951 )
  • Paraclione longicaudata Souleyet, 1852 (synonyms : Clio longicaudata Souleyet, 1851 ; Clionina longicaudata Souleyet, 1851)
  • References

    Paraclione Wikipedia