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Species

Species in the genus ''Paraclione'' include: *''

Paraclione flavescens ''Paraclione'' is a genus of " sea angels", small floating sea slugs, pelagic marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks. They are very small and gelatinous, mostly transparent, and they only have a shell during their embryonic stage. They ca ...

'' Gegenbaur, 1855 (synonyms : ''Clionina aurantiaca'' Franc, 1951 ; ''Clionina flavescens'' Franc, 1951 ) *''

Paraclione longicaudata ''Paraclione'' is a genus of " sea angels", small floating sea slugs, pelagic marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks. They are very small and gelatinous, mostly transparent, and they only have a shell during their embryonic stage. They ca ...

'' Souleyet, 1852 (synonyms : ''Clio longicaudata'' Souleyet, 1851 ; ''Clionina longicaudata'' Souleyet, 1851)

References

*Souleyet. 1851. Ordre des Ptéropodes. Journal de Conchyliologie 2: 28-38 *Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213 *Rolán, E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda *Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, p. 195

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Description of ''Paraclione flavescens''Description of ''Paraclione longicaudata''
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