Peracle reticulata

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Peracle reticulata
Peracle reticulata (voucher ZSM-Mol-20230827) - Underwater photographs of Mediterranean pteropods.jpg
Specimen from the Catalan coast
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Euopisthobranchia
Order: Pteropoda
Family: Peraclidae
Genus: Peracle
Species:
P. reticulata
Binomial name
Peracle reticulata
(d'Orbigny, 1835)
Synonyms [ citation needed ]

Peraclis reticulata

Peracle reticulata is a species of Pteropoda, a form of sea snail.

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Distribution

The species lives in deep waters, approximately 900 meters below sea level. [1] It lives in South African waters, near Antarctica and Reunion. [2] It has been found to also live near the Canary Islands, the Andalusian Coast, Italy, Gibraltar and Greece, primarily concentrated in the sheer mediterranean. [3]

Anatomy

The species has a small shell and "wings" to swim around. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Peracle reticulata, Reticulate pteropod". sealifebase.se. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  2. ↑ "Peracle reticulata".
  3. ↑ "Peracle reticulata - Plazi TreatmentBank". treatment.plazi.org. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  4. ↑ "Peracle reticulata". www.idscaro.net. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
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