Clio cuspidata

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Clio cuspidata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Euopisthobranchia
Order: Pteropoda
Family: Cliidae
Genus: Clio
Species:
C. cuspidata
Binomial name
Clio cuspidata
(Bosc, 1801)
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Scientific Analysis

Clio cuspidata is a species of gastropods belonging to the family Cliidae.[1] It has small wings and a hard shell with a pointy tip. It is a pelagic species, living at a depth of 0-823m.[2]

Additional Information

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The species has a cosmopolitan distribution,[1] and mainly in subtropical climates. The most common areas to find it are the Western Atlantic, Western Central Pacific, and the Mediterranean Sea. They are suspension feeders, and mostly simultaneous hermaphrodites.[2]

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