Cochleacetus northreni

Male

**Cochleacetus northreni** (meaning “snail like whale from north”) is the only known specie of the Cochleacetacea genera (the last existant family of the *Similcochlea*infraorder); although it is still discussed whether Cochleacetus “northreni” “apoperierata” should be classified as a different species or a subspecies.

This enormous sea dweller inhabits Vadum Mare most of the time migrating to the region between Tenebris and Media Insula’s southern shore. However isolated populations were documented further north in the archipelago adjoining Mare Orientalem,while in past they thrived in larger oceanic areas. On the other hand “apoperierata”s packs are far more isolated inside Perierat Mondibus’s ring but are slightly more densely numerous.

***YELLOW: Cochleacetus northreni; RED: Cochleacetus northreni "apoperierat"***

**Size:** 60 cm at birth, 52 feet / 16 meters (adult females),67 feet / 20.5 meters(adult males)

**Diet:** various marine microorganisms, occasionally youngsters hunt for little animals

**Behaviour:** “Northreni” is usually pacific towards any other creature while   “Apoperierata”,especially males, are very boisterous about theirs pack or territory

**Social structure:** “Northreni” live in large familiar groups guided by elder ones “Apoperieta” males on the other hand group numerous harems of females and their own cubs, contending them each other in fights during mating season

**Predators:** while adult’s size prevents attack from predators,while youngs need protection especially in their first years

## ***Anatomical Structure:Female***

*Muscular,skeletal and organic anatomy:Female*

* **Head fin**; controlled by inside head muscles, it acts as sexual display and intraspecies mean of communication. In fact each pack has its own “vocabulary”, a code of specific signals.
* **Neural System**; this intricate system is devoted to analyze external stimulations,internal signals and other info. It is particularly concentrated on antennae like structures used as sensors and tactile instrument.Instead of a “constructive” type of intelligence this genre developed an intersocial kind,in which each individual’s own personality and characteristics is interlaced each other,leading to an “emotional spectrum” extremely more various and complex than intelligent Earth species;maybe humans too.
* **Hormonal system**;this body part acts as a sort of biological lubricant to the neural system especially during mutual info exchange. In addition it synthesizes sexual hormones when the animal reaches the age of 25.
* **Baleens and absorption apparatus**; extractable baleens during rest reside in this internal sack filled with numerous and organized vessels which absorbs nutrients already deconstructed by a saliva like substance on the strings.
* **Circulatory system**;numerous vessels spread from a robust axis central to the body.
* **Gills and respiratory holes**; strong pumping muscles help water channel through holes and the bandles themself spread into the main chamber where the gills reside in direct contact to the blood vessels.
* **Secretory glands**; during their evolution this specie learned that predators repelled them not only for their intimidatory size but also for the humongous amount of lifeforms (mostly Panoplovitas) that grew on their surface. So they developed a unique systems connected to a big stocking structure which spreads parts of the nutritions the gain directly onto their hide, in fact assisting the birth of little ecosystems,animals included. Furthermore this is related to a particular behaviour, the “Convergence”: during various times numerous pods from different region meet together in specific areas and during these both Cochleacetuses and the life that grows on them interexchange and gives the opportunity to sessile organisms to reproduce and spread.
* **Maternal pouches**; these pockets, in which youngs live for up to 3 years, are filled with nutritious secretions coming from the circulatory system that helps the babies development.