Cavoliniidae
| Cavoliniidae | |
|---|---|
| Cavolinia tridentata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Clade: | Euopisthobranchia |
| Order: | Pteropoda |
| Suborder: | Euthecosomata |
| Superfamily: | Cavolinioidea |
| Family: | Cavoliniidae (Gray, 1850 (1815)) |
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The family Cavoliniidae is a taxonomic group of small floating sea snails, pelagic marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks.
This family is part of a larger group which is commonly known as the sea butterflies because they swim by flapping what appear to be small "wings".
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