Limacina bulimoides (d’Orbigny, 1835)
Limacina bulimoides by Russell Hopcroft (UAF-NOAA-CoML)
reproduced with permission of www.cmarz.org
Taxonomy
Superdomain | Biota | |
Kingdom | Animalia | |
Phylum | Mollusca | |
Class | Gastropoda | |
Subclass | Heterobranchia | |
Infraclass | Euthyneura | |
Subterclass | Tectipleura | |
Order | Pteropoda | |
Suborder | Euthecosomata | |
Superfamily | Limacinoidea | |
Family | Limacinidae | |
Genus | Limacina | |
Species | Limacina bulimoides (d'Orbigny, 1835) | |
Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017) Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 140222). |
- Atlanta bulimoides d’Orbigny, 1834 (original)
- Spiratella bulimoides (d’Orbigny, 1834)
Description
Biology
Etymology
- Limacina. Diminutive of Limacia.
- Limacia. From Latin “limax”, slug, slimy.
- Bulimoides. From Latin “bulimo”, which has an insatiable hunger.
Distribution
Sources: | |
: OBIS : GROC 2010-2011 : Enric Madrenas : João Pedro Silva : Bernard Picton : GBIF.ORG | : OPK : VIMAR : Manuel Ballesteros. : M@re Nostrum : Altres fonts : Marine Regions |
Abundance
Western Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Eastern Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Atlantic Ocean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
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Further reading
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2023) "Limacina bulimoides" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 13/03/2013. Accessed: 19/03/2024. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=7145)