Corolla is a genus of pelagic "sea butterflies". These are holoplanktonic opisthobranch molluscs belonging to the family Cymbuliidae. They are preyed upon by the gymnosome pteropods of the genus Cliopsis.[1]

Corolla
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Euopisthobranchia
Order: Pteropoda
Family: Cymbuliidae
Subfamily: Glebinae
Genus: Corolla
Dall, 1871
Type species
Corolla spectabilis
Dall, 1871
Species

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Synonyms

Cymbuliopsis Pelseneer, 1887

Species

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Species within this genus include:

References

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  1. ^ WoRMS : Corolla accessed : 23 July 2012
  • 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