Carinaria

Carinaria
Carinaria anatomy
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Carinariidae
Genus: Carinaria
Lamarck, 1801
Species
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Carinaria is a genus of medium-sized floating sea snails, pelagic gastropod molluscs in the family Carinariidae.

Anatomy

The cylindrical and elongate body consists of three parts : a short proboscis, a well-developed trunk and tail region of variable size. The size of this tail goes from very small in Carinaria galea to very large in Carinaria cristata. The well-developed swimming fin is located in both sexes at the back of the trunk and has at its back margin a small fin sucker. The right tentacle is small or vestigial. The cuticle is thick and gelatinous. The shells are known as “Venus slippers.”

Species

The World Register of Marine Species includes the following species within the genus Carinaria:

Species brought into synonymy:

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, Philippe (2015). "Carinaria Lamarck, 1801". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Lalli, Carol M.; Gilmer, Ronald W. (1989). Pelagic Snails: The Biology of Holoplanktonic Gastropod Mollusks. Stanford University Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-8047-1490-7.

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