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Hooked cavoline

Cavolinia uncinata (A. d'Orbigny, 1835)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The hooked cavoline (Cavolinia uncinata) is a species in the family Cavoliniidae, order Pteropoda.

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Quick facts about the hooked cavoline

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the hooked cavoline live?

Not recorded

Is the hooked cavoline endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the hooked cavoline classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderPteropoda
  5. familyCavoliniidae
  6. genusCavolinia
  7. SpeciesCavolinia uncinata (A. d'Orbigny, 1835)

Synonyms Cavolina uncinata, Cavolinia pulsata, Cavolinia uncinata, Cavolinia uncinata f. pulsata, Cavolinia uncinata f. roperi, Cavolinia uncinata pulsatapusilla, Cavolinia uncinatiformis, Hyalaea uncinata, Hyalaea uncinatiformis, Hyalea uncinata

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Long spine sea butterflyEnglish
  • Uncinate cavolineEnglish
  • Haken-SeeschmetterlingGerman
  • クリイロカメガイJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the hooked cavoline

Other species in the same genus Cavolinia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the hooked cavoline?

The hooked cavoline (Cavolinia uncinata) belongs to the family Cavoliniidae in the order Pteropoda.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Hooked cavoline (Cavolinia uncinata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/hooked-cavoline

MLA

“Hooked cavoline (Cavolinia uncinata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/hooked-cavoline.

BibTeX
@misc{hooked_cavoline_2026,
  title = {Hooked cavoline (Cavolinia uncinata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hooked-cavoline},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}