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Inflexed Cavoline
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Snails & slugs

Inflexed Cavoline

Cavolinia inflexa (Lesueur, 1813)

Names

EnglishInflexed Cavoline
DutchSlanke wimpelvleugelslak
Spanish—
Chinese宽弯龟螺
Scientific nameCavolinia inflexa (Lesueur, 1813)

About this species

Cavolinia inflexa is a species of small pteropod. Cavolinia inflexa are members of the thecosome pteropod genus that dwell in the epipelagic zone feeding on arctic snow and smaller microorganisms. While it is known that Cavolinia inflexa are filters feeders, their reproductive tendencies and behaviors are not well studied. They can be used as a proxy for assuming climatic conditions for a particular period and have been a focus of ocean acidification impact studies.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderPteropoda
FamilyCavoliniidae
GenusCavolinia

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