Biology:Limacina lesueurii

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Limacina lesueurii
Scientific classification edit
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

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

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]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3791805 entry