| Pneumoderma violaceum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Euopisthobranchia |
| Order: | Pteropoda |
| Family: | Pneumodermatidae |
| Genus: | Pneumoderma |
| Species: | P. violaceum
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| Binomial name | |
| Pneumoderma violaceum Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1834-1847)
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Pneumoderma violaceum is a species of sea angel, a type of pteropod or sea slug.1 It has small wings and tentacles to catch its prey, being the sea butterfly. 2
Distribution
The species is found in deep waters near Patagonia, Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico. 34
References
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.