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Limacina lesueurii

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Limacina lesueurii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
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

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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

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  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Limacina lesueurii (d'Orbigny, 1836)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  2. ^ Polovodova Asteman, Irina; Kankainen, Max; Nordberg, Kjell; Lundin, Kennet (2022-03-01). "Too old to be new? A recent discovery of a pteropod Limacina lesueurii (d'Orbigny 1836) at the Swedish west coast (Skagerrak, North Sea)". Marine Micropaleontology. 171: 102083. doi:10.1016/j.marmicro.2021.102083. ISSN 0377-8398.