Diacavolinia flexipes Sea butterfly

Diacavolinia flexipes is commonly referred to as Sea butterfly. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 719553

Scientific:: Diacavolinia flexipes
German:: Meeresschmetterling
English:: Sea Butterfly

Category:: Snegler

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Pteropoda (Order) > Cavoliniidae (Family) > Diacavolinia (Genus) > flexipes (Species)
Initial determination:: van der Spoel, Bleeker & Kobayasi, 1993

Occurrence:: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, East-Atlantic Ocean, Eastern Indian Ocean, Gulf of Aqaba / Gulf of Eliat, Gulf of Mexico, Indian Ocean, Israel, Pacific Ocean, Quatar, Red Sea, Thailand, the Canary Islands, Western Indian Ocean
Marine Zone:: Mesopelagial
Mesopelagic zone
lies between 200 to 1000 meters depth, thus it is considered the "twilight zone of the sea" between the light and dark depth zones.
Sea depth:: 0 - 900 Meter
Size:: 0,8 cm
Temperature:: °F - 84.2 °F (°C - 29°C)
Food:: Mucus
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Diacavolinia angulata
Diacavolinia aspina
Diacavolinia bandaensis
Diacavolinia bicornis
Diacavolinia constricta
Diacavolinia deblainvillei
Diacavolinia deshayesi
Diacavolinia flexipes
Meeresschmetterling
Diacavolinia grayi
Diacavolinia limbata
Diacavolinia longirostris
Diacavolinia mcgowani
Diacavolinia ovalis
Diacavolinia pacifica
Diacavolinia souleyeti
Diacavolinia strangulata
Diacavolinia striata
Diacavolinia triangulata
Diacavolinia vanutrechti

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-01-20 20:19:52
Last edit:: 2022-01-21 11:52:13

Info

Diacavolinia flexipes is a very small, free-swimming marine snail that feeds predominantly on animal mucus.
The snail is rarely observed due to its small size, but its shell is often washed up on beaches.

Etymology: The spines are dorsally bent like feet, hence the name "flexipes".

Synonym: Cavolinia longirostris f. flexipes van der Spoel, 1971

External links

Assessing species boundaries in the open sea: an integrative taxonomic approach to the pteropod genus Diacavolinia (en). Abgerufen am 20.01.2022.
Flickr Homepage Rafi Amar (en). Abgerufen am 20.01.2022.
From Cavolinia longirostris to twenty-four Diacavolinia taxa, with a phylogenetic discussion (Mollusca, Gastropoda) (en). Abgerufen am 20.01.2022.
Global biogeography and evolution of Cuvierina pteropods (en). Abgerufen am 20.01.2022.
Holocene and Recent shallow soft-bottom mollusks from the Western Gulf of Thailand: Pak Phanang Bay and additions to Phetchaburi fauna (en). Abgerufen am 20.01.2022.
Listado preliminar de especies marinas de Canarias (en). Abgerufen am 20.01.2022.
Marine Species Identification Portal (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 20.01.2022.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 20.01.2022.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 20.01.2022.

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