Cavolinia (gastropod)

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Cavolinia
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Cavolinia tridentata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Clade: Euopisthobranchia
Order: Pteropoda
Family: Cavoliniidae
Subfamily: Cavoliniinae
Genus: Cavolinia
Abildgaard, 1791

Cavolinia is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Cavoliniidae. [1]

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. [1]

Species: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cavolinia Abildgaard, 1791". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 24 October 2021.


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