Corolla (gastropod)
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| Corolla | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Euopisthobranchia |
| Order: | Pteropoda |
| Family: | Cymbuliidae |
| Subfamily: | Glebinae |
| Genus: | Corolla Dall, 1871 |
| Type species | |
| Corolla spectabilis Dall, 1871 | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Cymbuliopsis Pelseneer, 1887 | |
Corolla is a genus of pelagic "sea butterflies". These are holoplanktonic opisthobranch molluscs belonging to the family Cymbuliidae. They are preyed upon by the gymnosome pteropods of the genus Cliopsis.[1]
