Cymbulia sibogae
Species of pteropod
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Cymbulia sibogae is a mollusk and species of pteropod.[1][2]
| Cymbulia Sibogae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Euopisthobranchia |
| Order: | Pteropoda |
| Family: | Cymbuliidae |
| Genus: | Cymbulia |
| Species: | C. sibogae |
| Binomial name | |
| Cymbulia sibogae B. Tesch, 1903 | |
Distribution
The species was first recorded in Hawaii off the Kona Coast of the Big Island. It is a pelagic species that is rarely seen at night in off-shore waters. Currently, it is found in Big island, and Maui (Hawaii), as well as the south atlantic, near tropical areas of Brazil and Argentina,[3] as well as the Indo Pacific.[4] It lives in cold temperatures (-25/-30 °C) and approximately 80-90m in the ocean.[5][6] In 2006 and 2014, there were recorded species living in the south gulf of Mexico.[7][8]