''Carronella pellucida'' is a

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, an aeolid

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, a marine

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mollusc in the family

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.MolluscaBase (2018)
''Carronella pellucida'' (Alder & Hancock, 1843).
Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-04-17.

Description

''Carronella pellucida'' has a translucent white body and opaque white pigment on the tips of the rhinophores, oral tentacles and cerata.Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2015)
''Flabellina pellucida'' (Alder & Hancock, 1843).
n/nowiki> Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Accessed on 2015-3-25''Flabellina pellucida'' (Alder & Hancock, 1843).
Encyclopedia of Life. Accessed on July 5, 2012 AlderHancockFam3Plate19

The maximum recorded body length is 30 mmWelch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". '' PLoS ONE'' 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776. or up to 40 mm.

Distribution

This species was described from a single specimen collected from deep water, off

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. It has a northerly distribution in the UK, being found most regularly in

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Ecology

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 20 m. This species usually feeds on ''

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'', a hydroid in the family

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References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q1934417 Flabellinidae Gastropods described in 1843