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Sea angel

Clione limacina (Phipps, 1774)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The sea angel (Clione limacina) is a species in the family Clionidae, order Pteropoda.

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Quick facts about the sea angel

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 sea angel live?

Not recorded

Is the sea angel 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 sea angel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderPteropoda
  5. familyClionidae
  6. genusClione
  7. SpeciesClione limacina (Phipps, 1774)

Synonyms Clio borealis, Clio limacina, Clio miquelonensis, Clione borealis, Clione filifera, Clione gracilis, Clione kincaidi, Clione kinkaidi, Clione lebouri, Clione limacina f. meridionalis, Clione limacina var. meridionalis, Clione limacina var. typica, Clione minuta, Clione papilionacea, Clione papillonacea, Trichocyclus dumerilii

Other names and names in other languages (23)
  • Common clioneEnglish
  • Naked sea butterflyEnglish
  • MeeresengelGerman
  • Ángel del marSpanish
  • Ange-de-merFrench
  • Angelo di mareItalian
  • ダイオウハダカカメガイJapanese
  • hvalåteNorwegian Bokmål
  • vlerkslakDutch
  • kvalåteNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Морской ангелRussian
  • kliona mäkkáSlovak
  • änglavingsnäckaSwedish
  • นางฟ้าทะเลThai
  • 流冰天使Chinese
  • Nackter SeeschmetterlingGerman
  • Ange des mersFrench
  • Farfalla di mareItalian
  • gewone vlerkslakDutch
  • Roodgepunte vlerkslakDutch
  • änglavingeSwedish
  • större änglavingeSwedish
  • นางฟ้าทะเลธรรมดาThai

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sea angel

Other species in the same genus Clione.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the sea angel?

The sea angel (Clione limacina) belongs to the family Clionidae in the order Pteropoda.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Sea angel (Clione limacina). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sea-angel

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{sea_angel_2026,
  title = {Sea angel (Clione limacina)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sea-angel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}