| Pneumoderma violaceum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Euopisthobranchia |
| Order: | Pteropoda |
| Family: | Pneumodermatidae |
| Genus: | Pneumoderma |
| Species: | P. violaceum |
| Binomial name | |
| Pneumoderma violaceum Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1834-1847) | |
Pneumoderma violaceum is a species of sea angel, a type of pteropod or sea slug. It has small wings and tentacles to catch its prey, being the sea butterfly.
Distribution
The species is found in deep waters near Patagonia, Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico.
References
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Pneumoderma violaceum violaceum d'Orbigny, 1835". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- Pteropods: Swimming snails of the sea, retrieved 2023-11-16
- "COPEPEDIA summary for Pneumoderma violaceum : T4014285 : Species". www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- "COPEPEDIA molecular info for Pneumoderma violaceum : T4014285 : Species". www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
| Taxon identifiers | |
|---|---|
| Pneumoderma violaceum | |
| Pneumoderma violaceum boasi | |
| Pneumoderma violaceum pacificum | |
| Pneumoderma violaceum souleyeti | |
| Pneumoderma violaceum violaceum | |