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Malacology

Malacology is the study of mollusks. This includes animals like octopus, snails, slugs, and clams. It is the second largest phylum of animals, making them one of the most successful groups on the planet. There are over 80,000 described species of mollusks with many more left to be discovered. Mullusca is composed of 8 recognized classes including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Polyplacophora, Scaphapoda, Monoplacophorans, the Aplacophorans, Caudofoveata and Solenogastres, and Bivalvia.

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Sea Swallow

Forster, 1777

Glaucus atlanticus

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Gastropoda

Nudibranchia

Glaucidae

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Shell Information

Length (mm): 40

Dextral

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0 to 0 meters

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Marine

Misc. Facts

Citations

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Glaucus atlanticus Forster, 1777. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140022 on 2021-06-23

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Malacology

Sea Swallow

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Created by Chandler Olson

Last Updated: 12/11/2022

Malacology

Sea Swallow

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