Corolla (gastropod)

Corolla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Euopisthobranchia clade Thecosomata
Superfamily:	Cymbulioidea
Family:	Cymbuliidae
Genus:	Corolla Dall, 1871
Species
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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]

Species

Species within this genus include:

• Corolla calceola (A. E. Verrill, 1880) -- Atlantic corolla
  • Distribution: Oceanic
  • Length: 40 mm
• 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

References

1. ^ WoRMS : Corolla accessed : 13 October 2010

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