Clio cuspidata

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Clio cuspidata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Euopisthobranchia
Order: Pteropoda
Family: Cliidae
Genus: Clio
Species:
C. cuspidata
Binomial name
Clio cuspidata
(Bosc, 1801)
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Scientific Analysis

Clio cuspidata is a species of gastropods belonging to the family Cliidae. [1] It has small wings and a hard shell with a pointy tip. It is a pelagic species, living at a depth of 0-823m. [2]

Additional Information

The species has a cosmopolitan distribution [1] , and mainly in subtropical climates. The most common areas to find it are the Western Atlantic, Western Central Pacific, and the Mediterranean Sea. They are suspension feeders, and mostly simultaneous hermaphrodites. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Clio cuspidata (Bosc, 1801)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Clio cuspidata, Cuspidate Clio". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
  3. ↑ "Clio cuspidata, Cuspidate Clio". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 2025-07-18.


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