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There are two [[subspecies]] that differentiate in body length.<ref name="Böer 2005"/> The northern subspecies lives in colder water, matures at {{convert|3|cm|in|abbr=on}} and can reach a size of {{convert|7|-|8.5|cm|in|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Böer 2005"/><ref name=Kallevik>Kallevik, I.H.F. (2013). ''[http://munin.uit.no/bitstream/handle/10037/5858/thesis.pdf Alternative prey choice in the pteropod ''Clione limacina'' (Gastropoda) studied by DNA-based methods.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023256/http://munin.uit.no/bitstream/handle/10037/5858/thesis.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }}'' Biology Field of study - Arctic Marine Ecology and Resource Biology. Bio-3950 (60 ECT). The University Center in Svalbard.</ref> This makes it by far the largest [[sea angel]].<ref name=Yamazaki2017/> In comparison, the size of the southern subspecies is {{convert|1.2|cm|in|abbr=on|1}},<ref name="Böer 2005"/> ''C. elegantissima'' is up to {{convert|3|cm|in|abbr=on}}, ''C. okhotensis'' up to {{convert|0.8|cm|in|abbr=on|1}},<ref name=Yamazaki2017/> and ''C. antarctica'' up to {{convert|3|cm|in|abbr=on}}.<ref name=McClintock1997>{{cite book | editor1=McClintock, J.B. | editor2=B.J. Baker | year=1997 | title=Marine Chemical Ecology | url=https://archive.org/details/marinechemicalec00mccl | url-access=limited | publisher=CRC Press | page=[https://archive.org/details/marinechemicalec00mccl/page/n227 215] | isbn=0-8493-9064-8 }}</ref>
''C. limacina'' swims by beating its two wings to move upwards or maintain itself at a constant depth. To keep itself upright during swimming, it uses two [[statocyst]] gravity-sensing organs that correct it to an upright posture using its tail.<ref name="Deliagina Arshavsky Orlovsky 1998 pp. 172–175">{{cite journal |
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== Cultural significance ==
While sea angels are relatively obscure in Western countries, they are extremely well-known in [[Japanese culture]]. As a result, two creatures from the Pokémon franchise, Manaphy and Phione, are based on the clione.<ref name=phione>{{cite web|url=https://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/On_the_Origin_of_Species:_Manaphy_and_Phione|title=On the Origin of Species: Manaphy and Phione|date=9 February 2018 }}</ref>
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