Paraclione
Encyclopedia
Paraclione is a genus
of "sea angel
s", small floating sea slug
s, pelagic marine
opisthobranch gastropod mollusks.
They are very small and gelatinous, mostly transparent with only have a shell during their embryonic stage. They can be found in the Atlantic Ocean
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of "sea angel
Sea angel
Sea angels previously known as one kind of pteropod, are a large group of small swimming sea slugs in six different families. These are pelagic marine opisthobranch gastropod molluscs in the clade Gymnosomata within the larger clade Heterobranchia....
s", small floating sea slug
Slug
Slug is a common name that is normally applied to any gastropod mollusc that lacks a shell, has a very reduced shell, or has a small internal shell...
s, pelagic marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
opisthobranch gastropod mollusks.
They are very small and gelatinous, mostly transparent with only have a shell during their embryonic stage. They can be found in the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
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Species
- Paraclione flavescens Gegenbaur, 1855 (synonyms : Clionina aurantiaca Franc, 1951 ; Clionina flavescens Franc, 1951 )
- Paraclione longicaudata Souleyet, 1852 (synonyms : Clio longicaudata Souleyet, 1851 ; Clionina longicaudata Souleyet, 1851)