Cavoliniidae

	Cavoliniidae The family Cavoliniidae is a taxonomic group of small floating sea snails, pelagic marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks.Gofas, S. (2011). Cavoliniidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23000 on 30 April 2011 This family is part of a larger group which is commonly known as the sea butterflies because they swim by flapping what appear to be small "wings". Distribution This family of sea butterflies are circumglobal, carried by the sea currents to all the seas of the world. Habitat Cavoliniids prefer deep waters, from 100 m down to 2,000 m. They do best in warm oceanic water. Life habits Towards the anterior end of the animal, two parapodia (winglike flat lobules) protrude between each half of the shell. The parapodia enable these sea butterflies to float along in the water currents, using slow flapping movements. The parapodia are also covered with cilia, which produce a minute water current tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Sea Butterfly Sea butterflies, scientific name Thecosomata (thecosomes, "case / shell-body"), are a taxonomic suborder of small pelagic swimming sea snails. They are holoplanktonic opisthobranch gastropod mollusks. Most Thecosomata have some form of calcified shell, although it is often very light and / or transparent. The sea butterflies include some of the world's most abundant gastropod species, and because of their large numbers are an essential part of the food chain, and a significant contributor to the oceanic carbon cycle. The sea butterflies are included in the Pteropoda order, and are also included in the informal group Opisthobranchia. Morphology Sea butterflies float and swim freely in the water, and are carried along with the currents. This has led to a number of adaptations in their bodies. The shell and the gill have disappeared in several families. Their gastropodal foot has taken the form of two wing-like lobes, or ''parapodia'', which propel the animal through the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cavolinia Tridentata ''Cavolinia tridentata'' is a species of sea butterflies, floating and swimming sea snails or sea slugs, pelagic marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cavoliniidae. Formae * ''Cavolinia tridentata'' f. ''affinis'' (d'Orbigny, 1836) * ''Cavolinia tridentata'' f. ''kraussi'' Tesch, 1913 * ''Cavolinia tridentata'' f. ''tridentata'' (Forskål, 1775) Description The maximum recorded shell length is 20 mm. Distribution This marine species has a wide distribution: European waters, the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean (Azores, Cape Verde), the Northwest Atlantic (Gulf of Maine), Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, the Lesser Antilles, Indian Ocean (Mascarene The Mascarene Islands (, ) or Mascarenes or Mascarenhas Archipelago is a group of islands in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar consisting of the islands belonging to the Republic of Mauritius as well as the French department of Réunion. Their ... Basin), the Indo-Pacific and off New Zealand. Habitat Minimum re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cavolinia (gastropod) ''Cavolinia'' is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Cavoliniidae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Species: '' Cavolina pycna'' '' Cavolina regulae'' '' Cavolinia baniensis'' '' Cavolinia bituminata'' '' Cavolinia cookei'' '' Cavolinia floridana'' '' Cavolinia gatti'' '' Cavolinia gibboides'' '' Cavolinia gibbosa'' '' Cavolinia globosa'' '' Cavolinia globulosa'' '' Cavolinia grandis'' '' Cavolinia gypsorum'' '' Cavolinia inflexa'' '' Cavolinia labiata'' '' Cavolinia landaui'' '' Cavolinia longicostata'' '' Cavolinia longirostratus'' '' Cavolinia marginata'' '' Cavolinia mexicana'' '' Cavolinia microbesitas'' '' Cavolinia moluccana'' '' Cavolinia occidentalis'' '' Cavolinia pachysoma'' '' Cavolinia perparvula'' '' Cavolinia quadridentata'' '' Cavolinia rewaensis'' '' Cavolinia shibatai'' '' Cavolinia toumeyi'' '' Cavolinia triaspis'' ''Cavolinia tridentata'' ''Cavolinia tridentata ''Cavolinia triden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cavolinia Inflexa ''Cavolinia inflexa'' is a species of gastropod in the family Cavoliniidae The family Cavoliniidae is a taxonomic group of small floating sea snails, pelagic marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks.Gofas, S. (2011). Cavoliniidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/ap .... References Cavoliniidae Animals described in 1813 {{Heterobranchia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cavolinia Globulosa ''Cavolinia globulosa'' is a species of gastropod in the family Cavoliniidae The family Cavoliniidae is a taxonomic group of small floating sea snails, pelagic marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks.Gofas, S. (2011). Cavoliniidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/ap .... References Cavoliniidae Animals described in 1850 {{Heterobranchia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cavolinia Pachysoma ''Cavolinia pachysoma'' is a species of gastropod in the family Cavoliniidae The family Cavoliniidae is a taxonomic group of small floating sea snails, pelagic marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks.Gofas, S. (2011). Cavoliniidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/ap .... References Cavoliniidae Animals described in 2002 {{Heterobranchia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cavolinia Labiata ''Cavolinia labiata'' is a species of gastropod in the family Cavoliniidae The family Cavoliniidae is a taxonomic group of small floating sea snails, pelagic marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks.Gofas, S. (2011). Cavoliniidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/ap .... References Cavoliniidae Gastropods described in 1835 {{Heterobranchia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cavolinia Occidentalis Cavolinia may refer to: * ''Cavolinia'' (gastropod) Abildgaard, 1791, a genus of gastropods in the family Cavoliniidae * ''Cavolinia'' Bruguière, 1791, a genus of gastropods in the family Facelinidae, synonym of '' Cratena'' * ''Cavolinia'', a genus of cnidarians in the family Sphenophidae, synonym of ''Palythoa ''Palythoa'' is a genus of anthozoans in the order Zoantharia.Reimer, J. (2018). Palythoa Lamouroux, 1816. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205785 on 2018-08-27 Descrip ... '' {{Genus disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]