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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Euopisthobranchia |
| Order: | Pteropoda |
| Family: | Cymbuliidae |
| Genus: | Corolla |
| Species: | C. spectabilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Corolla spectabilis (Dall, 1871) | |
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Corolla spectabilis, common name: spectacular corolla, is a species of sea butterfly, a floating and swimming sea snail in the family Cymbuliidae.
Distribution
This species is oceanic and has been recorded in European waters, the Gulf of Mexico, and off the coast of Florida, California, Bermuda, Venezuela and Brazil.
Description
The overall length of adults of this sea butterfly is 40 millimetres (1.6 in).
References
- "Corolla spectabilis Dall, 1871". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
Further reading
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
- "The Nautilus". 3–5. University of California, Los Angeles. 1890: 31.
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External links
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