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Limacina retroversa

Limacina retroversa (Fleming, 1823)

Limacina retroversa (UAF-CoML) by Russell Hopcroft

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 retroversa  (J. Fleming, 1823)

 
 Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017)
Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 140227).
Synonyms

  • Fusus retroversus Fleming, 1823
  • Heterofusus alexandri Verrill, 1872
  • Heterofusus retroversus Fleming, 1823
  • Limacina balea Møller, 1841
  • Limacina retroversa f. balea Möller, 1841
  • Peracle flemingii Forbes, 1844
  • Scaea stenogyra Philippi, 1844
  • Spiratella retroversa (Fleming, 1823)
  • Spirialis australis Eydoux & Souleyet, 1840
  • Spirialis balea (Møller, 1841)
  • Spirialis gouldii Stimpson, 1851
  • Spirialis jeffreysii Forbes & Hanley, 1849
  • Spirialis macandrewi Forbes & Hanley, 1849
  • Spirialis retroversa (Fleming, 1823)
  • Trochus lunaris Gmelin, 1791

Description

Biology

Etymology

  • Limacina. Diminutive of Limacia.
  • Limacia. From Latin “limax”, slug, slimy.
  • Retroversa. From Latin “retroversus”, back, backwards, in reverse order, in reference to the sinistrally coiled shell.

Distribution

Known georeferenced records of the species: Limacina retroversa
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: ☆☆☆☆☆
Month

This chart displays the monthly observation probability for Limacina retroversa based on our own records.

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Bibliography

    Ballesteros, M., E. Madrenas, and M. Pontes. 2023. OPK - Opistobranquis. (https://opistobranquis.info/).
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    Dadon, J. R. 1900. Distribution and annual cycle of Limacina retroversa Fleming, 1823 in Patagonia waters. Ann. Rept. West. Soc. Malac. 22:2.
    Dadon, J. R. 1990. Annual cycle of Limacina retroversa in Patagonian waters. American Malacological Bulletin, 8(1): 77-84, 1 tab., 7 figs.
    Fleming, J. 1823. On a reversed species of Fusus (Fusus retroversus). Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society (Edinburgh) 4 (2): 488-500 pl. 11.
    Giribet, G., and A. Peñas. 1997. Fauna malacológica del litoral del Garraf (NE de la Península Ibérica). Iberus 15 (1): 41-93.
    Hernández, F., and S. Jiménez. 1992. Nota sobre los moluscos pelágicos de la isla de El Hierro (Canarias). Boletín. Instituto Español de Oceanografía 8 (2): 355-359.
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    Hsiao, S. C. T. 1939. The reproductive system and spermatogenesis of Limacina (Spiratella) retroversa (Flem). Biol. Bull. Woods Hole, 76(1):7-25, 7 figs.
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    Ortea, J. A., L. Moro, J. J. Bacallado, and R. Herrera. 2001. Catálogo actualizado de los Moluscos Opistobranquios de las Islas Canarias. Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias. 12: 105–136.
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    Prkić, J., A. Petani, Ð. Iglić, and L. Lanča. 2018. Stražnjoškržnjaci Jadranskoga Mora: Slikovni Atlas i Popis Hrvatskih Vrsta / Opisthobranchs of the Adriatic Sea: Photographic Atlas and List of Croatian Species. Ronilaćki Klub Sveti Roko, Bibinje.
    Redfield, A. C. 1939. The history of a population of Limacina retroversa during its drift across the Gulf of Maine. Biol. Bull., 76(1): 26-47, 10 figs.
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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

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Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2023) "Limacina retroversa" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 13/03/2013. Accessed: 30/03/2023. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/SN9d1)

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