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  1. Sea butterfly

    Sea butterflies, scientific name Thecosomata (thecosomes, "case / shell-body"), are a taxonomic suborder of small pelagic swimming sea snails. They are holoplanktonic opisthobranch gastropod mollusks. Most Thecosomata have some form of calcified shell, although it is often very light and / or transparent.The sea butterflies include some of the world's most abundant gastropod species, and because of their large numbers are an essential part of the food chain, and a significant contributor to the oceanic carbon cycle.The sea butterflies are included in the Pteropoda order, and are also included in the informal group Opisthobranchia.

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  1. Sea butterfly

    a pteropod

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  1. Sea butterfly

    Sea butterflies, scientific name Thecosomata, are a taxonomic suborder of small pelagic swimming sea snails. These are holoplanktonic opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the informal group Opisthobranchia. They include some of the world's most abundant gastropod species. Along with its sister group, the Gymnosomata, this group is included in the pteropods. The validity of this clade is not unanimously established; although it had fallen out of favour for a number of years, recent molecular evidence suggests that the taxon should be resurrected. The word "pteropod" applies both to the sea butterflies in the clade Thecosomata and also to the sea angels in the clade Gymnosomata. Most Thecosomata have a calcified shell, whereas mature Gymnosomata do not.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sea butterfly in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sea butterfly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1


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