…Although it is a snail shell, it does not roll up, but has a thin shell shaped like a turtle's shell, and when alive, it swims with large, flat, lateral legs on either side, like wings, hence the name Kamegai or Pteropod. It is also called sea butterfly in English. It is found in temperate and tropical waters around the world, and in Japan, there are five species, including the largest of this kind, Kamegai Cavolinia tridentata (illustration). … *Some of the terminology that mentions "sea butterfly" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…巻貝類であるが殻は巻かず,薄い殻がカメの甲のような形をし,生きているときは左右に翼のような平たく大きい側足を出して泳ぐので,そのようすからカメガイ,または翼足類の名がある。また,英名ではsea butterflyと呼ばれる。世界の温・熱帯海域に分布し,日本にはこの類でもっとも大きいカメガイCavolinia tridentata(イラスト)のほか,5種が分布している。… ※「sea butterfly」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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