Pteropoda

Alternate names: Pteropod, Sea butterfly

Representative image using: Pneumodermopsis

MBARI 2015: D725

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Representative image using: Creseis virgula

MBARI 2012: D337-11

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Representative image using: Thliptodon

MBARI 2013: D553-04

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Representative image using: Notobranchaea grandis

MBARI 2019: D1134

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Representative image using: Corolla spectabilis

MBARI 2020: D1304

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Representative image using: Pseudothecosomata

MBARI 2014: D598-02

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Representative image using: Clio polita

MBARI 2014: D670-05

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Representative image using: Clio pyramidata

MBARI 2012: D335-02

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Representative image using: Clione limacina

MBARI 2008: V3155-03

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Representative image using: Notobranchaea macdonaldi

MBARI 2011: D310-04

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Representative image using: Clio andreae

MBARI 2014: D611-06

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Representative image using: Clio cuspidata

MBARI 2013: V3710

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Pteropoda

Alternate names: Pteropod, Sea butterfly

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Pteropoda Alternate names: Pteropod, Sea butterfly Representative image using: Pneumodermopsis MBARI 2015: D725 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Creseis virgula MBARI 2012: D337-11 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Thliptodon MBARI 2013: D553-04 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Notobranchaea grandis MBARI 2019: D1134 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Corolla spectabilis MBARI 2020: D1304 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Pseudothecosomata MBARI 2014: D598-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Clio polita MBARI 2014: D670-05 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Clio pyramidata MBARI 2012: D335-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Clione limacina MBARI 2008: V3155-03 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Notobranchaea macdonaldi MBARI 2011: D310-04 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Clio andreae MBARI 2014: D611-06 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Clio cuspidata MBARI 2013: V3710 Click here for a larger image. Taxonomy: Eukaryota (superkingdom) Animalia (kingdom) Mollusca (phylum) Gastropoda (class) Heterobranchia (infraclass) Euthyneura (infraclass) Pteropoda (order) Gymnosomata (order) Thecosomata (order) Description Geographic Information Additional Information References Encyclopedia of Life Tree of Life World Register of Marine Species National Center for Biotechnology Information Lalli, C.M. and R.W. Gilmer (1989). Pelagic Snails: The biology of holoplanktonic gastropod mollusks. Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA. 259 pp. Media Phylogenetic Image Gallery Data Products Annotated Images Citation: Pteropoda Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Pteropoda. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2025-07-02.
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