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glassy nautilus

Carinaria cristata

Classification

Carinaria cristata, commonly known as the glassy nautilus, is a species of pelagic marine gastropod mollusc in the family Carinariidae. It is found in the Pacific Ocean and is described as being holoplanktonic, because it spends its entire life as part of the plankton. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1767.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Canada · 1