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Family: Limacinidae



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10 species (see list below)
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Agadina stimpsoni
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Limacina antarctica
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Limacina bulimoides
[Bulimoid pteropod]

Photo by Chu, Elaine

Cosmopolitan. Tropical t
Max. Length 1.3 cm SHD
Limacina helicina (Phipps, 1774)

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Limacina helicina
[Helicid pteropod]
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Limacina helicoides
[]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific, Atlant

Limacina inflata (d'Orbigny, 1836)

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Limacina inflata
[Planorbid pteropod]
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Limacina lesueurii
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Limacina retroversa
[Retrovert pteropod]
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Limacina trochiformis
[Trochiform pteropod]
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Thielea helicoides
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Agadina stimpsoni Northwest Pacific 1867
Limacina antarctica Antarctic Indian Ocean 1854
Limacina bulimoides Bulimoid pteropod Indo-West Pacific, Wester 1836
Limacina helicina Helicid pteropod Cosmopolitan. Tropical t 1.3 SHD 1774
Limacina helicoides Southwest Pacific 0.3 DL 1877
Limacina inflata Planorbid pteropod Indo-West Pacific, Atlant 1836
Limacina lesueurii Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 1836
Limacina retroversa Retrovert pteropod Southeast Pacific, Easter 0.3 DL 1823
Limacina trochiformis Trochiform pteropod Indo-West Pacific , Weste 1836
Thielea helicoides Southeast Pacific 1877



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