Cavolinioidea
Sign in to saveThe superfamily Cavolinioidea is the most speciose group of sea butterflies. They belong to the suborder Euthecosomata.
Species
Superfamily
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderPteropoda
Habitatmarine
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- Parent taxon
- Euthecosomata
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- Sea butterfly.jpg
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- Distribution
- Habitat
- Shell description
- Life habits
- Reproduction
- Taxonomy
- 2005 taxonomy
- References
The superfamily Cavolinioidea is the most speciose group of sea butterflies. They belong to the suborder Euthecosomata.
Sea butterflies (thecosomata) are pelagic marine gastropods, so called because they swim by flapping their wing-like parapodia.
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