Clione

Swims with a pair of wing-like parapodia at the front of its transparent body.

Scientific name	Clione
English name	Clione
Japanese name	裸亀貝
Class	Gastropoda
Order	Gymnosomata
Family	Clionidae
Genus	Clione
Species	elegantissima
Full length	1-3cm
Distribution	Distributed in the Arctic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, including Toyama Bay.

Clione Characteristics and Morphology

Its graceful swimming motion with its parapodia has earned it the nicknames "sea angel" and "ice fairy." Although it is a type of snail, it does not have a shell.
Six tentacles extending from the head The reddish color visible in the translucent body is due to internal organs such as the gonads and midgut gland.

Clione Ecology

Food

Carnivorous, it captures other pteropods with the six tentacles extending from its head and absorbs their nutrients. It is eaten by salmon, trout, herring, etc., and forms part of the subarctic marine food chain.

Clione Photos

Clione Photos are introduced.
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The orange internal organs are impressive.

Clione Information

Clione Found Locations

It is exhibited at the Okhotsk Ryuhyo Museum in Abashiri, Hokkaido. They were slowly moving up and down in a small tank.

In addition to Clione, which can only be seen in the sea during the drift ice season, you can also see creatures such as lumpsuckers and wolf fish.