Pneumoderma violaceum

Pneumoderma violaceum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

  1. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Pneumoderma violaceum violaceum d'Orbigny, 1835". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  2. ↑ Pteropods: Swimming snails of the sea, retrieved 2023-11-16
  3. ↑ "COPEPEDIA summary for Pneumoderma violaceum : T4014285 : Species". www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  4. ↑ "COPEPEDIA molecular info for Pneumoderma violaceum : T4014285 : Species". www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-16.