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Cymbulia peroni (Blainville-Ducrotay, 1803)

The Family Cymbuliidae has planctonic habits.
The shell is elastic, cartilagineous, has a boat-like shape, and is perfectly transparent.
The animal shows two wide, wing-like parapods, used for swimming.
The Cymbuliidae live in large schools far from the coasts, and are an important source of food for large predators (whales...).
Three Species are present in Mediterranean.

La Famiglia Cymbuliidae ha abitudini planctoniche.
La conchiglia è elastica, cartilaginea, a forma di barca e perfettamente trasparente.
L'animale ha due grandi parapodi a forme di ali, di cui si serve per nuotare.
Le Cymbuliidae vivono in grandi branchi in alto mare, e costituiscono un'importante fonte di cibo per grandi predatori (balene...).
In Mediterraneo sono presenti tre Specie.
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