Pneumoderma violaceum

Pneumoderma violaceum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Euopisthobranchia
Order: Pteropoda
Family: Pneumodermatidae
Genus: Pneumoderma
Species:
P. violaceum
Binomial name
Pneumoderma violaceum
Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1834-1847)

Pneumoderma violaceum is a species of sea angel, a type of pteropod or sea slug.[1] It has small wings and tentacles to catch its prey, being the sea butterfly. [2]

Distribution

The species is found in deep waters near Patagonia, Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico. [3][4]

References

  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Pneumoderma violaceum violaceum d'Orbigny, 1835". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  2. ^ Pteropods: Swimming snails of the sea, retrieved 2023-11-16
  3. ^ "COPEPEDIA summary for Pneumoderma violaceum : T4014285 : Species". www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  4. ^ "COPEPEDIA molecular info for Pneumoderma violaceum : T4014285 : Species". www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-16.