order
Pteropoda
Pteropoda is an order in the class Gastropoda. This database currently files 420 species under it, recorded across 2 countries.
- Species filed
- 420
- Threatened
- 0
- Countries recorded
- 2
- With a free photo
- 0%
- Weight range
- Not recorded
What is in Pteropoda?
19 families filed directly under this order.
Cavoliniidae
leaf sea butterfly, inflexed cavoline, three-spine cavoline, hooked cavoline …
97 speciesLimacinidae
sea butterfly, retrovert pteropod, lesueur's pteropod, trochiform pteropod …
74 speciesCliidae
cuspidate clio, pyramid clio, wavy clio, two-keel clio …
53 speciesCreseidae
curved needle-pteropod, needle sea butterfly, keeled clio, Boasia chierchiae …
38 speciesHeliconoididae
planorbid pteropod, Embolus planorboides, Heliconoides atypicus, Heliconoides auriformis …
31 speciesPneumodermatidae
violet-spotted sea angel, Abranchaea chinensis, Platybrachium antarcticum, Pneumoderma atlanticum …
26 speciesClionidae
sea angel, Cephalobrachia bonnevii, Cephalobrachia macrochaeta, Clione antarctica …
25 speciesCuvierinidae
cigar pteropod, Cuvierina astesana, Cuvierina atlantica, Cuvierina cancapae …
25 speciesCymbuliidae
sword of venus, ghost wingfoot, sea butterfly, rugby ball wingfoot …
13 speciesPeraclidae
two-spine pteropod, reticulate pteropod, Peracle amberae, Peracle charlottae …
12 speciesNotobranchaeidae
Notobranchaea bleekerae, Notobranchaea grandis, Notobranchaea hjortii, Notobranchaea inopinata …
8 speciesCliopsidae
sea cherub, Pruvotella danae, Pruvotella pellucida
3 speciesDesmopteridae
Desmopterus gardineri, Desmopterus pacificus, Desmopterus papilio
3 speciesHyalocylidae
striate clio, Hyalocylis marginata, Praehyalocylis maxima
3 speciesPraecuvierinidae
Praecuvierina lura, Texacuvierina gutta, Texacuvierina hodgkinsoni
3 speciesSphaerocinidae
Hameconia edmundi, Sphaerocina convolvula, Sphaerocina formae
3 speciesHydromylidae
1 speciesLaginiopsidae
1 speciesThieleidae
1 species
Best-known members of Pteropoda
Ranked by popularity score.
Sea angel
Clione limacina
Sea butterfly
Limacina helicina
Leaf sea butterfly
Cavolinia tridentata
Curved needle-pteropod
Creseis virgula
Inflexed cavoline
Cavolinia inflexa
Needle sea butterfly
Creseis acicula
Retrovert pteropod
Limacina retroversa
Cuspidate clio
Clio cuspidata
Where is Pteropoda found?
Species on file in this order listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.
- None on record
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4+
The 200 best-known species in Pteropoda
Of 420 on file. Open this list in the browser to filter and sort it
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea angel | Clione limacina | Clionidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sea butterfly | Limacina helicina | Limacinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Leaf sea butterfly | Cavolinia tridentata | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Curved needle-pteropod | Creseis virgula | Creseidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Inflexed cavoline | Cavolinia inflexa | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Needle sea butterfly | Creseis acicula | Creseidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Retrovert pteropod | Limacina retroversa | Limacinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Cuspidate clio | Clio cuspidata | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Pyramid clio | Clio pyramidata | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sword of venus | Cymbulia peronii | Cymbuliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Three-spine cavoline | Diacria trispinosa | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lesueur's pteropod | Limacina lesueurii | Limacinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Trochiform pteropod | Limacina trochiformis | Limacinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Hooked cavoline | Cavolinia uncinata | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Cigar pteropod | Cuvierina columnella | Cuvierinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Ghost Wingfoot | Gleba cordata | Cymbuliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Striate clio | Hyalocylis striata | Hyalocylidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Keeled clio | Styliola subula | Creseidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Gibbose cavoline | Cavolinia gibbosa | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sea Cherub | Cliopsis krohnii | Cliopsidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sea butterfly | Corolla ovata | Cymbuliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Rugby ball Wingfoot | Corolla spectabilis | Cymbuliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Bulimoid pteropod | Limacina bulimoides | Limacinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Globe sea butterfly | Cavolinia globulosa | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Wavy clio | Clio recurva | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Antenna Wingfoot | Cymbulia sibogae | Cymbuliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Two-spine pteropod | Peracle bispinosa | Peraclidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Reticulate pteropod | Peracle reticulata | Peraclidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Violet-spotted sea angel | Pneumoderma violaceum | Pneumodermatidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Two-keel clio | Clio polita | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Atlantic corolla | Corolla calceola | Cymbuliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Long-snout cavoline | Diacavolinia longirostris | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Planorbid pteropod | Heliconoides inflatus | Heliconoididae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Abranchaea chinensis | Pneumodermatidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Agadina stimpsoni | Limacinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Altaspiratella bearnensis | Limacinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Altaspiratella choctavensis | Limacinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Altaspiratella elongatoidea | Limacinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Altaspiratella gracilens | Limacinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Altaspiratella labiata | Limacinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Altaspiratella multispira | Limacinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Altaspiratella tavianii | Limacinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Boasia chierchiae | Creseidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Bovicornu eocenense | Creseidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Bovicornu gracile | Creseidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Bowdenatheca jamaicensis | Creseidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Bowdenatheca miocenica | Creseidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Bucanoides basiannulata | Creseidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Bucanoides divaricata | Creseidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Bucanoides tenuis | Creseidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Camptoceratops americanus | Creseidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Camptoceratops priscus | Creseidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cavolinia baniensis | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cavolinia bituminata | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cavolinia cookei | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cavolinia floridana | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cavolinia gatti | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cavolinia gibboides | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cavolinia globosa | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cavolinia grandis | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cavolinia gypsorum | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cavolinia labiata | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cavolinia landaui | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cavolinia longicostata | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cavolinia longirostratus | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cavolinia marginata | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cavolinia mexicana | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cavolinia microbesitas | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cavolinia moluccana | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cavolinia occidentalis | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cavolinia pachysoma | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cavolinia perparvula | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cavolinia quadridentata | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cavolinia rewaensis | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cavolinia shibatai | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cavolinia strangulata | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cavolinia toumeyi | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cavolinia triaspis | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cavolinia ventricosa | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cavolinia xenica | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cavolinia zamboninii | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cephalobrachia bonnevii | Clionidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cephalobrachia macrochaeta | Clionidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Chaduma chadumica | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cheilospicata cedrus | Creseidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cheilospicata repanda | Creseidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cleba chrysosticta | Cymbuliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cleba cordata | Cymbuliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio aichinoi | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio andreae | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio bellardii | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio berglundorum | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio blinkae | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio braidensis | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio calix | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio campylura | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio carinata | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio chadumica | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio chaptalii | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio collina | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio convexa | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio distefanoi | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio fallauxi | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio flabelliforme | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio gailae | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio ghawdexensis | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio giulioi | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio goedertorum | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio guidottii | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio hataii | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio ichishiensis | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio irenae | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio itoigawai | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio jacobae | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio kendacensis | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio lavayssei | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio lozoueti | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio lucai | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio merijni | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio multicostata | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio nielseni | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio oblonga | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio ortheziana | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio orthotheca | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio pauli | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio pedemontana | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio piatkowskii | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio pulcherrima | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio ricciolii | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio saccoi | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio scheelei | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio shibatai | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio sulcosa | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio triplicata | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio vasconiensis | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clio vilis | Cliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clione antarctica | Clionidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clione arctica | Clionidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clione elegantissima | Clionidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clione ignota | Clionidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clione ikuoi | Clionidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clione imdinaensis | Clionidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clione japonica | Clionidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clione okhotensis | Clionidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clione phosphorita | Clionidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clione tripartita | Clionidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Clione tumidula | Clionidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Corolla chrysosticta | Cymbuliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Corolla cupula | Cymbuliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Corolla intermedia | Cymbuliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Creseis antoni | Creseidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Creseis conica | Creseidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Creseis corpulenta | Creseidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Creseis curta | Creseidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Creseis cylindrica | Creseidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Creseis kishimaensis | Creseidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Creseis olteanui | Creseidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Creseis roesti | Creseidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Creseis simplex | Creseidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Creseis spina | Creseidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Creseis tugurii | Creseidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Currylimacina asperita | Limacinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Currylimacina cossmanni | Limacinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cuvierina astesana | Cuvierinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cuvierina atlantica | Cuvierinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cuvierina cancapae | Cuvierinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cuvierina curryi | Cuvierinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cuvierina inflata | Cuvierinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cuvierina intermedia | Cuvierinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cuvierina jagti | Cuvierinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cuvierina ludbrooki | Cuvierinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cuvierina pacifica | Cuvierinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cuvierina paronai | Cuvierinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cuvierina torpedo | Cuvierinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cuvierina tsudai | Cuvierinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cuvierina urceolaris | Cuvierinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cymbulia parvidentata | Cymbuliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cymbulia tricavernosa | Cymbuliidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Desmopterus gardineri | Desmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Desmopterus pacificus | Desmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Desmopterus papilio | Desmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Diacavolinia angulata | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Diacavolinia aspina | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Diacavolinia elegans | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Diacavolinia flexipes | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Diacavolinia limbata | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Diacavolinia mcgowani | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Diacavolinia pristina | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Diacavolinia triangulata | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Diacria digitata | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Diacria erythra | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Diacria gracilis | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Diacria italica | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Diacria maculata | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Diacria major | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Diacria mbaensis | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Diacria microstriata | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Diacria paeninsula | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Diacria philippinensis | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Diacria piccola | Cavoliniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |