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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Euopisthobranchia |
| Order: | Pteropoda |
| Superfamily: | Limacinoidea |
| Species: | C. atlantica
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| Cuvierina atlantica Be A.W.H., MacClintock C. & Currie D.C. (1972)
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Cuvierina atlantica is a species of plankton/sea mollusk hybrid, commonly known as a sea-angel pteropod.
Anatomy
The gastropod has small flaps it uses to swim, as well as a cylindrical shell for protection.
General Information
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. [1]
References
- ^ 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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