Pneumoderma violaceum

Pneumoderma violaceum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Clade:	Euopisthobranchia
Order:	Pteropoda
Family:	Pneumodermatidae
Genus:	Pneumoderma
Species:	P. violaceum
Binomial name
Pneumoderma violaceum Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1834-1847)

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. [3][4]

References

1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Pneumoderma violaceum violaceum d'Orbigny, 1835". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
2. Pteropods: Swimming snails of the sea, retrieved 2023-11-16
3. "COPEPEDIA summary for Pneumoderma violaceum : T4014285 : Species". www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
4. "COPEPEDIA molecular info for Pneumoderma violaceum : T4014285 : Species". www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-16.