Limacina lesueurii (d’Orbigny, 1835)
Limacina lesueurii by Russell Hopcroft UAF-NOAA-CoML
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WoRMS Taxonomic Information
Current accepted name: Limacina lesueurii (A. d'Orbigny, 1836)
Current classification
| 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 lesueurii (A. d'Orbigny, 1836) |
- Atlanta lesueurii d’Orbigny, 1835 (original)
- Limacina crossei Pelseneer, 1888
- Spirialis ventricosa Eydoux & Souleyet, 1840
Description
Biology
Etymology
- Limacina, diminutive of limacia, from Latin “limax”, slimy, viscous.
- Lesueurii, dedicated to Charles-Alexandre Lesueur (1778-1846), he took part of Captain Nicolas Baudin’s French expedition to Australia in 1800-1804 as cannon assistant but was appointed artist after the first stop at Mauritius. Gradually, he became regarded as a zoologist. Painter traveler, scholar of many talents, Lesueur left at the Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle du Havre (which he collaborated to found) over 4500 drawings which depict the world he saw and studied. Landscapes, portraits, animals, fossils and minerals from Australia, the United States and France.
Distribution
Known georeferenced records of the species: Limacina lesueurii
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Abundance
| Western Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| Eastern Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| Atlantic Ocean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Month
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Bibliography based on the works by Steve Long, 2006. Bibliography of Opisthobranchia 1554-2000 and Gary McDonald, 2009. Bibliographia Nudibranchia, with later updates from other resources.Further reading
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2025) "Limacina lesueurii" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 16/10/2014. Accessed: 07/09/2026. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=16112)
