Peracle reticulata
Species of mollusc
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Peracle reticulata is a species of Pteropoda, a form of sea snail.
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| Peracle reticulata | |
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| Specimen from the Catalan coast | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Euopisthobranchia |
| Order: | Pteropoda |
| Family: | Peraclidae |
| Genus: | Peracle |
| Species: | P. reticulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Peracle reticulata (d'Orbigny, 1835) | |
| Synonyms[citation needed] | |
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Peraclis reticulata | |
Distribution
The species lives in deep waters, approximately 900 meters below sea level.[1] It lives in South African waters, near Antarctica and Reunion. [2] It has been found to also live near the Canary Islands, the Andalusian Coast, Italy, Gibraltar and Greece, primarily concentrated in the sheer mediterranean.[3]
Anatomy
The species has a small shell and "wings" to swim around.[4]