Clio pyramidata

Clio pyramidata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Euopisthobranchia clade Thecosomata
Superfamily:	Cavolinioidea
Family:	Cavoliniidae
Subfamily:	Clioinae
Genus:	Clio
Species:	C. pyramidata
Binomial name
Clio pyramidata Linnaeus, 1767[1]
Synonyms[2]
Clio caudata Linné, 1767 Hyalaea lanceolata Lesueur, 1813 Cleodora brownii de Blainville, 1825 Cleodora exacuta Gould, 1852 Clio occidentalis Dall, 1871 Clio pyramidata var. convexa Boas, 1886

Clio pyramidata is a species of sea butterfly, a floating and swimming sea snail, a pelagic marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cavoliniidae.^[3]

Subspecies

• Clio pyramidata lanceolata Lesueur, 1813^[3]

Distribution

Distribution of Clio pyramidata is subtropical.^[4]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 21 mm.^[5]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.^[5] Maximum recorded depth is 3718 m.^[5]

References

1. ^ Linnaeus C. (1766-1767). Systema Naturae. Editio duodecima. 1. Regnum Animale. 1 & 2 Holmiae, Laurentii Salvii pp. 1-532 [1766], pp. 533-1327 [1767].
2. ^ "Clio pyramidata". CLEMAM, accessed 9 February 2011.
3. ^ ^{a b} Gofas, S. (2011). Clio pyramidata Linnaeus, 1767. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139033 on 2011-02-09
4. ^ Tsurumi M., Mackas D. L., Whitney F. A., DiBacco C., Galbraith M. D. & Wong C. S. (2005). "Pteropods, eddies, carbon flux, and climate variability in the Alaska Gyre". Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 52(7-8): 1037-1053. doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2005.02.005, PDF.
5. ^ ^{a b c} Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.

External links

• Clio pyramidata at National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) website.
• Clio pyramidata at Marine Species Identification Portal