| Limacina lesueurii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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) | |
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Limacina lesueurii is a pelagic species of sea snail pteropod (sea butterfly).
History
The species was first documented in 1826. They have migrated and are now spread across the north to central Atlantic Ocean, and Australasia.
References
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Limacina lesueurii (d'Orbigny, 1836)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- 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.
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| Limacina lesueurii | |