Cuvierina atlantica is a species of sea mollusk, commonly known as a sea-angel pteropod. [1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Euopisthobranchia |
| Order: | Pteropoda |
| Superfamily: | Cavolinioidea |
| Family: | Cuvierinidae |
| Genus: | Cuvierina |
| Species: | C. atlantica
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| Binomial name | |
| Cuvierina atlantica Bé, MacClintock & Currie, 1972
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Anatomy
editThe gastropod has small flaps it uses to swim, as well as a cylindrical shell for protection.
General information
editCuvierina atlantica are able to generate thrust on two occasions during each wingbeat cycle, in comparison with sea butterflies that swim like flapping insects, which only generate thrust once. [2]
References
edit- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Cuvierina atlantica Bé, MacClintock & Currie, 1972. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=246649 on 2023-11-19
- ^ journals.biologists.com https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/223/15/jeb232546/224542/Flexible-sea-butterflies-embrace-to-thrust. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
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- Be A.W.H., MacClintock C. & Currie D.C. (1972). Helical shell structure. and growth of the pteropod Cuvierina columnella (Rang) (Mollusca,. Gastropoda). Biomineralization Research Reports. 4, 47-79.
- Rampal J. (2019). Euthecosomata (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Thecosomata). A taxonomic review. Bollettino Malacologico. 55: 145-186.
- Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.