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(Redirected from Limacina inflata) Species of mollusc

Heliconoides inflatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Euopisthobranchia
Order: Pteropoda
Family: Limacinidae
Genus: Heliconoides
Species: H. inflatus
Binomial name
Heliconoides inflatus
Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1834-1847)
Synonyms
List
  • Atlanta inflata
  • Heliconoides inflata
  • Limacina inflata
  • Limacina scaphoidea
  • Protomedea elata
  • Spiratella inflata
  • Spirialis appendiculata
  • Spirialis rostralis
  • Aulcoris inflatralis

Heliconoides inflatus is a species of sea butterfly, a type of pteropod.

Description

Sinistrally coiled, involute pigmented shell. Has large paired fins. Right tentacle is much larger than the left.

Distribution

The species is found in the Red Sea, areas around Australia, New England, Jan Mayen, Argentina and the Atlantic Ocean.

References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Heliconoides inflatus (d'Orbigny, 1835)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  2. "Heliconoides Inflatus - Research Gate".
  3. "Heliconoides inflatus | Zooplankton Guide". sio-legacy.ucsd.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  4. "Heliconoides inflatus". OPK Opistobranquis. 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  5. "Heliconoides inflatus (d'Orbigny 1835) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
Taxon identifiers
Heliconoides inflatus
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