Corolla (gastropod)
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.[1]
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Genus: | Corolla Dall, 1871 |
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Cymbuliopsis Pelseneer, 1887 |
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
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References
- WoRMS : Corolla accessed : 23 July 2012
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
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