Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Cavolinioidea Genus Limacina Phylum Mollusca | Class Gastropoda Family Limacinidae Scientific name Limacina retroversa Rank Species | |
Similar Limacina, Limacina helicina, Sea butterfly, Clione limacina, Cavolinia tridentata | ||
Limacina retroversa is a species of swimming predatory sea snail in the family Limacinidae, that belong to the group commonly known as sea butterflies (Thecosomata).
Contents
There is one subspecies: Limacina retroversa australis (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1840)
Distribution
This marine species has a wide distribution:
Ecology
Pteropod Clione limacina feeds almost entirely on genus Limacina: on Limacina helicina and on Limacina retroversa.
References
Limacina retroversa Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA