Corolla spectabilis

Corolla spectabilis, common name: spectacular corolla, is a species of sea butterfly, a floating and swimming sea snail or sea slug, a pelagic marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymbuliidae.[1]

Spectacular corolla
Corolla spectabilis on a 1995 stamp from Azerbaijan.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Euopisthobranchia
clade Thecosomata
Superfamily:
Cymbulioidea
Family:
Cymbuliidae
Genus:
Corolla
Species:
C. spectabilis
Binomial name
Corolla spectabilis
(Dall, 1871)
Synonyms
  • Cymbuliopsis spectabilis

Distribution

This species is oceanic and has been recorded in European waters, the Gulf of Mexico, and off the coast of Florida, California, Bermuda, Venezuela and Brazil.

Description

The overall length of adults of this sea butterfly is 40 millimetres (1.6 in).

References
  1. "Corolla spectabilis Dall, 1871". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 13 October 2010.

Further reading
  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
  • "The Nautilus". 3–5. University of California, Los Angeles. 1890: 31. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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