Limacina lesueurii (d’Orbigny, 1835)
Limacina lesueurii by Russell Hopcroft UAF-NOAA-CoML
reproduced with permission (www.cmarz.org)

WoRMS Taxonomic Information
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
Abundance
Relative abundance of Limacina lesueurii among the different marine basins, based on our own records
This chart displays the monthly observation probability for Limacina lesueurii based on our own records.
This chart displays the number of annual observations of Limacina lesueurii over the last 50 years, based on our own records. The trend should be interpreted with caution, as it may be biased by the growing popularity of this animal group.
More pictures
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Bibliography
Further reading
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2025) "Limacina lesueurii" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 16/10/2014. Accessed: 07/11/2026. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=16112)