DSG - Thliptodon

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Thliptodon Author: Boas, 1886 MBARI 2013: D553-04 Click here for a larger image. MBARI 2006: T985-11 Click here for a larger image. MBARI 2010: D153-03 Click here for a larger image. MBARI 2013: D553-04 Click here for a larger image. Taxonomy: Eukaryota (superkingdom) Animalia (kingdom) Mollusca (phylum) Gastropoda (class) Heterobranchia (infraclass) Euthyneura (infraclass) Pteropoda (order) Gymnosomata (order) Clionoidea (superfamily) Clionidae (family) Thliptodontinae (subfamily) Thliptodon (genus) Thliptodon diaphanus (species) Description Size: Length to 25 mm. General: Cylindrical body; head large; a pair paddle-like wings extends perpendicularly mid-way along the body and are used to swim. Locomotion: Uses paddle-like wings to swim. Geographic Information Additional Information References Encyclopedia of Life Tree of Life World Register of Marine Species National Center for Biotechnology Information Wrobel, D. and C. Mills (1998). Pacific coast pelagic invertebrates: a guide to the common gelatinous animals. Sea Challengers & Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, CA. 101 pp. Media Phylogenetic Image Gallery Data Products Annotated Images Citation: Thliptodon (Boas, 1886 ) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Thliptodon. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-11-22.
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