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Sea Butterfly, Pteropod
Pteropods are tiny, free-swimming marine snails which have developed two wing-like flaps in place of the large muscular foot of most snails. They beat these ‘wings’ constantly to remain near the surface of the ocean.
Photo: Peter Parks © 2001 by Image Quest 3-D
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