Pterotrachea hippocampus

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Pterotrachea hippocampus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Pterotracheoidea
Family: Pterotracheidae
Genus: Pterotrachea
Species:
P. hippocampus
Binomial name
Pterotrachea hippocampus
Philippi, 1836
Synonyms
  • Firola cuvieraLesueur, 1817 (dubious synonym)
  • Firola forskaliaLesueur, 1817 (dubious synonym)
  • Firola fredericaLesueur, 1817 (dubious synonym)
  • Firola gibbosaLesueur, 1817 (dubious synonym)
  • Firola hyalinaOken, 1815 (dubious synonym)
  • Firola muticaLesueur, 1817 (dubious synonym)
  • Firola peroniaLesueur, 1817 (dubious synonym)
  • Firola souleyetiVayssière, 1904 (dubious synonym)
  • Pterotrachea cuvieriiChamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821 (synonym)
  • Pterotrachea frederica(Lesueur & Peron, 1817) (uncertain synonym)
  • Pterotrachea hippocampus var. apunctataBonnevie, 1920
  • Pterotrachea minutaBonnevie, 1920
  • Pterotrachea mutabilisTesch, 1906
  • Pterotrachea mutica(Lesueur, 1817) (uncertain synonym)
  • Pterotrachea orthophtalmusTesch, 1906

Pterotrachea hippocampus is a species of marine gastropod. Also known as the Sea Elephant. A type of sea snail in the family Pterotracheidae. [1]

On February 18, 2024 - a twitter user uploaded a video clip [2] and images [3] of the Sea Elephant. It has since become viral and many other users are creating artistic interpretations of the sea snail.

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References

  1. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Pterotrachea hippocampus Philippi, 1836". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  2. ↑ "Sea Elephant - Video Uploaded By Twitter User Turisaitama". www.x.com.
  3. ↑ "Sea Elephant - Images Uploaded By Twitter User Turisaitama". www.x.com.


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