Poole, Karen E.
Clionidae
Sign in to saveThe Clionidae are a family of sea angels, which are a group of pelagic marine gastropods.
Species
センコウカイメン科
KINGDOM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumPorifera
- ClassDemospongiae
- OrderClionaida
- FamilyClionidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded3,012,139,120
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 198
- With media
- 98
- Family
- Clionidae
- Collections
- SDNHM, YPM, UCMP
- Recorded in
- United States, Jamaica
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- External anatomy
- Life habits
- Taxonomy
- Genera
- References
- External links
The Clionidae are a family of sea angels, which are a group of pelagic marine gastropods.
They resemble angels, complete with flapping "wings", hence their common name. They are gelatinous, mostly transparent pteropods, and they only have shells in their embryonic stage. They are mostly very small, with the largest species (Clione limacina) reaching .
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Clionidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.