Limacina antarctica

Limacina antarctica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Euopisthobranchia
Order: Pteropoda
Family: Limacinidae
Genus: Limacina
Species:
L. antarctica
Binomial name
Limacina antarctica
S. P. Woodward, 1854
Synonyms
  • Limacina helicina antarctica S. P. Woodward, 1854 superseded rank
  • Limacina helicina f. antarctica S. P. Woodward, 1854 superseded rank
  • Limacina rangii f. antarctica S. P. Woodward, 1854 ·superseded rank

Limacina antarctica is a species of gastropods belonging to the family Limacinidae.[1]

The forma Limacina antarctica f. rangii (A. d'Orbigny, 1835) is a synonym of Limacina rangii (A. d'Orbigny, 1835)

The species has a cosmopolitan distribution.

References

  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Limacina antarctica S. P. Woodward, 1854. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=509607 on 2026-01-08
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  • Vidal-Miralles, Jose; Kohnert, Peter; Monte, Marina; Salvador, Xavier; Schrödl, Michael; Moles, Juan (2024). "Between sea angels and butterflies: A global phylogeny of pelagic pteropod molluscs". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 201 108183. Bibcode:2024MolPE.20108183V. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2024.108183. hdl:10261/374114. PMID 39237014.
  • Hunt, Brian; Strugnell, Jan; Bednarsek, Nina; Linse, Katrin; Nelson, R. John; Pakhomov, Evgeny; Seibel, Brad; Steinke, Dirk; Würzberg, Laura (2010). "Poles Apart: The "Bipolar" Pteropod Species Limacina helicina is Genetically Distinct Between the Arctic and Antarctic Oceans". PLOS ONE. 5 (3) e9835. Bibcode:2010PLoSO...5.9835H. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0009835. PMID 20360985.