- Pterotrachea coronata
Taxobox
name = "Pterotrachea coronata"
status =
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Mollusca
classis =Gastropod
subclassis =Orthogastropoda
superordo =Caenogastropoda
ordo =Sorbeoconcha
subordo =Hypsogastropoda
infraordo =Littorinimorpha
superfamilia =Carinarioidea
familia =Carinariidae
genus = "Pterotrachea "
species = "P. coronata"
binomial = "Pterotrachea coronata"
binomial_authority = Forsskål, 1775
synonyms ="Pterotrachea coronata" is a
species of large floating seasnail , apelagic gastropod mollusc in the familyCarinariidae .This pelagic snail is not at all closely related to the pelagic opistobranchs such as the
sea angel s andsea butterflies . It is in the family Carinariidae, which is in the infraorder Littorinimorpha, and as such it is related to such families as the tritons (Ranellidae ) and the tun shells (Tonnidae ).Description
This is a large
pelagic gastropod found worldwide in warm seas. Its length is up to about 320 mm. It has a sausage-like body, transparent with black eyes, and a long elephant-like trunk.References
* Powell A W B, "New Zealand Mollusca", William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand
1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1External Links
* [http://tolweb.org/Pterotrachea_coronata/28738 Tree of Life: Pterotrachea coronata]
* [http://marenostrum.org/vidamarina/animalia/invertebrados/moluscos/gasteropodos/prosobranquios/pcoronata/indexi.htm Marenostrum]
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