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Species sheet

Cavoline incurvée

Cavolinia inflexa (Lesueur, 1813)

AnimalsPelagic Prosobranch Gastropods

Taille : 5mm Aspect : coquille transparente, paradoxe sous forme d'ailes lui permettant de se déplacer dans la colonne d'eau

Biotope / Habitat

Pleine eau

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

Western MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticNorth-West AtlanticChannel & NorthGuadeloupeMartinique

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingBoat observation

Other common names

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Other invalid scientific names

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Links to our partners' sheets

INPN — Cavolinia inflexa

GBIF — Cavolinia inflexa

Sources

in : DORIS, 07/01/2021 : Cavolinia inflexa (Lesueur, 1813), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/4719
Plancton Cavolinia inflexa

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 22/01/2025 : Cavolinia inflexa (Lesueur, 1813), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/3398

Modification history

Modified by Karine LERISSEL on 18/01/2025

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