Venus slipper. Venus Slipper, Cymbula sp., an unshelled pteropod mollusc which has adapted to a free-swimming lifestyle in the ocean. The Venus Slippe

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Venus slipper. Venus Slipper, Cymbula sp., an unshelled pteropod mollusc which has adapted to a free-swimming lifestyle in the ocean. The Venus Slipper has two muscular wings protuding from its body with which it flaps like a butterfly to propel itself through the water. The Venus Slipper feeds on plankton. It has no gills and breathes through its body surfaces.

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Keywords: animal, cymbula, invertebrates, marine, mollusc, mollusca, nature, opisthobranch, pteropod, slipper, sp., venus, wildlife, zoology