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Description. Habitat. References. Further reading. External links. Pterotrachea coronata is a species of large floating sea snail, a pelagic gastropod mollusc in the family Pterotracheidae . This pelagic snail is not at all closely related to the pelagic opistobranchs such as the sea angels and sea butterflies. See more
The maximum recorded body length is 260 mm. See more
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Wikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license SDNHM - Pterotrachea coronata (Sea elephant)
WebRange and Habitat. The sea elephant is found in the Gulf of California, as well as in most tropical and subtropical oceans. Natural History. Heteropods are very mobile fast swimming carnivores. Because of low population …
WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Pterotrachea …
WebPterotrachea coronata Forsskål, 1775. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https: ... Habitat Epipelagic . Habitat Mesopelagic . Collapse all Expand all …
Pelagic Molluscs 2.0: Pterotrachea coronata
WebThe body is elongate and cylindrical with one swimming fin. It hunts on large prey such as fishes, shelled pteropods and other heteropods. It lives in the warm waters of all oceans …
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WebNov 21, 2019 · The study found evidence of diel migration in P. coronata and P. scutata. We compared body size with depth of occurrence to evaluate possible ontogenic habitat …
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WebOct 28, 2022 · Pterotrachea coronata Forskål, 1775 is a pterotracheid gastropod distributed mainly in the epipelagic layers of tropical and subtropical waters (Taylor & …
Pterotrachea coronata - Tree of Life Web Project
WebThe geographical distribution is cosmopolitan in tropical to subtropical waters. Brief Diagnosis: A species in the genus Pterotrachea with the following characteristics: Body shape streamlined for burst swimming, …
Distribution and Ecology of Pterotrachea coronata (Forskål)
WebThe genus Pterotrachea comprises 4 species, Pt. coronata being the largest. This paper reports an attempt to find out how this species is distributed in the Indian Ocean. Most of …
Pterotrachea coronata, Sea elephant
WebNative range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2100: This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed. Pterotrachea coronata AquaMaps Data …
Pterotrachea coronata - Wikipedia
WebPterotrachea coronata Forskål, 1775: Afbeeldingen op Wikimedia Commons (en) World Register of Marine Species: Portaal Biologie: Pterotrachea coronata is een …
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