Corolla ovata Sea Butterfly

Corolla ovata is commonly referred to as Sea Butterfly. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17368 

AphiaID:

420559 

Scientific:

Corolla ovata 

German:

Seeschmetterling 

English:

Sea Butterfly 

Category:

Snails 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Pteropoda (Order) > Cymbuliidae (Family) > Corolla (Genus) > ovata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Quoy & Gaimard, ), 1833 

Occurrence:

Circumtropic, Hawaii, the Canary Islands 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Seawater, Sea water, Water column 

Size:

0.39" - 0.79" (1,5cm - 2,5cm) 

Temperature:

23,3 °F - 28,7 °F (23,3°C - 28,7°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Predatory, Suspension feeder 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Corolla calceola
• Corolla chrysosticta
• Corolla cupula
• Corolla intermedia
• 
  Corolla ovata
  Seeschmetterling
• 
  Corolla spectabilis
  Spektakulärer Seeschmetterling

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-04-17 14:14:57 

Last edit:

2025-04-17 14:22:14 

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