Limacina lesueurii

Limacina lesueurii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Clade:	Euopisthobranchia
Order:	Pteropoda
Family:	Limacinidae
Genus:	Limacina
Species:	L. lesueurii
Binomial name
	Limacina lesueurii; (d'Orbigny, 1836)
Synonyms
	Atlanta lesueurii; Spirialis ventricosa;

Last updated September 30, 2025

Limacina lesueurii is a pelagic species of sea snail pteropod (sea butterfly).

History

The species was first documented in 1826.^[1] They have migrated and are now spread across the north to central Atlantic Ocean, and Australasia.^[2]

References

↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Limacina lesueurii (d'Orbigny, 1836)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
↑ Polovodova Asteman, Irina; Kankainen, Max; Nordberg, Kjell; Lundin, Kennet (2022-03-01). "Too old to be new? A recent discovery of a pteropod Limacina lesueurii (d'Orbigny 1836) at the Swedish west coast (Skagerrak, North Sea)". Marine Micropaleontology. 171 102083. doi: 10.1016/j.marmicro.2021.102083 . ISSN 0377-8398.

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[1] "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Limacina lesueurii (d'Orbigny, 1836)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-11-17.

[2] Polovodova Asteman, Irina; Kankainen, Max; Nordberg, Kjell; Lundin, Kennet (2022-03-01). "Too old to be new? A recent discovery of a pteropod Limacina lesueurii (d'Orbigny 1836) at the Swedish west coast (Skagerrak, North Sea)". Marine Micropaleontology. 171 102083. doi: 10.1016/j.marmicro.2021.102083 . ISSN 0377-8398.

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