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Sea Cherub

Cliopsis krohnii Troschel, 1854

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The sea cherub (Cliopsis krohnii) is a species in the family Cliopsidae, order Pteropoda.

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Quick facts about the sea cherub

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 cherub live?

Not recorded

Is the sea cherub 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 cherub classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderPteropoda
  5. familyCliopsidae
  6. genusCliopsis
  7. SpeciesCliopsis krohnii Troschel, 1854

Synonyms Clio mediterranea, Clionopsis modesta, Cliopsis grandis, Cliopsis microcephalus, Cliopsis modesta

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Angular sea angelEnglish
  • タルガタハダカカメガイJapanese
  • targatanakedakamegaiJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sea cherub

Other species in the same family Cliopsidae.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the sea cherub?

The sea cherub (Cliopsis krohnii) belongs to the family Cliopsidae 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 Cherub (Cliopsis krohnii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sea-cherub

MLA

“Sea Cherub (Cliopsis krohnii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sea-cherub.

BibTeX
@misc{sea_cherub_2026,
  title = {Sea Cherub (Cliopsis krohnii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sea-cherub},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}