Cuvierina atlantica
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Clade: | Euopisthobranchia |
| Order: | Pteropoda |
| Superfamily: | Cavolinioidea |
| Family: | Cuvierinidae |
| Genus: | Cuvierina |
| Species: | C. atlantica
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| Binomial name | |
| Cuvierina atlantica Bé, MacClintock & Currie, 1972
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Cuvierina atlantica is a species of sea mollusk, commonly known as a sea-angel pteropod. [1]
Distribution[edit]
This species occurs in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Anatomy[edit]
The gastropod has small flaps it uses to swim, as well as a cylindrical shell for protection.
General information[edit]
Cuvierina atlantica are able to generate thrust on two occasions during each wingbeat cycle, in comparison with sea butterflies that swim like flapping insects, which only generate thrust once. [2]
References[edit]
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Cuvierina atlantica Bé, MacClintock & Currie, 1972. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=246649 on 2023-11-19
- ^ journals.biologists.com https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/223/15/jeb232546/224542/Flexible-sea-butterflies-embrace-to-thrust. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
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- Be A.W.H., MacClintock C. & Currie D.C. (1972). Helical shell structure. and growth of the pteropod Cuvierina columnella (Rang) (Mollusca,. Gastropoda). Biomineralization Research Reports. 4, 47-79.
- Rampal J. (2019). Euthecosomata (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Thecosomata). A taxonomic review. Bollettino Malacologico. 55: 145-186.
- Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (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. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.