Limacina lesueurii

Limacina lesueurii is a pelagic species of sea snail pteropod (sea butterfly).

Limacina lesueurii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Subclass:Heterobranchia
Clade:Euopisthobranchia
Order:Pteropoda
Family:Limacinidae
Genus:Limacina
Species:
L. lesueurii
Binomial name
Limacina lesueurii
(d'Orbigny, 1836)
Synonyms
  • Atlanta lesueurii
  • Spirialis ventricosa

History

The species was first documented in 1826. [1] They have migrated and are now spread across the north to central Atlantic Ocean, and Australasia. [2]

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