Cliopsidae: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Pteropoda
Family
Cliopsidae
Genus
Species
Scientific Name
Cliopsidae

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Cliopsidae

The Cliopsidae, common name sea angels, are a taxonomic family of small, free-swimming sea slugs, pelagic marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the order Opisthobranchia.

As is the case in all gymnosome pteropods, these sea angels lack a shell except during an early embryonic stage.

The small lateral wing-like flaps (parapodia) are used in a slow swimming mode. The foot is reduced to three small median lobes.

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Cliopsidae in languages:

Japanese
クリオプシス科

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