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.
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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 (parapoda) are used in a slow swimming mode. The foot is reduced to three small median lobes.
Genera and species
Genera and species within the family Cliopsidae include:
Genus Cliopsis Troschel, 1854
- Cliopsis krohnii Troschel, 1854 [1]
Genus Pruvotella
- Pruvotella danae Pruvot-Fol, 1942
- Distribution : Bermuda, Oceanic
- Length : 10 mm
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References
- Troschel, Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Pteropoden, Archiv f. Naturgesch., Jáhrg. xx. p. 222, p1. x. figs. 2-4.
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