Heliconoides inflatus

Heliconoides inflatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Euopisthobranchia
Order: Pteropoda
Family: Limacinidae
Genus: Heliconoides
Species:
H. inflatus
Binomial name
Heliconoides inflatus
Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1834-1847)
Synonyms
List
  • Atlanta inflata
  • Heliconoides inflata
  • Limacina inflata
  • Limacina scaphoidea
  • Protomedea elata
  • Spiratella inflata
  • Spirialis appendiculata
  • Spirialis rostralis
  • Aulcoris inflatralis

Heliconoides inflatus is a species of sea butterfly, a type of pteropod.[1]

Description

Sinistrally coiled, involute pigmented shell.[2] Has large paired fins. Right tentacle is much larger than the left.[3]

Distribution

The species is found in the Red Sea, areas around Australia, New England, Jan Mayen, Argentina and the Atlantic Ocean.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Heliconoides inflatus (d'Orbigny, 1835)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  2. ^ "Heliconoides Inflatus - Research Gate".
  3. ^ "Heliconoides inflatus | Zooplankton Guide". sio-legacy.ucsd.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  4. ^ "Heliconoides inflatus". OPK Opistobranquis. 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  5. ^ "Heliconoides inflatus (d'Orbigny 1835) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2023-11-17.