Limacina retroversa
Encyclopedia
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).
feeds only on genus Limacina: on Limacina helicina
and on Limacina retroversa.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of swimming predatory sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
in the family Limacinidae
Limacinidae
Limacinidae is a family of small sea snails, pteropods, pelagic marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Thecosomata .-Genera:Genera within the family Limacinidae include:...
, that belong to the group commonly known as sea butterflies
Sea butterfly
Sea butterflies, also known as Thecosomata or flapping snails, are a taxonomic suborder of small pelagic swimming sea snails. These are holoplanktonic opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the informal group Opisthobranchia. They include some of the world's most abundant gastropod species.This group...
(Thecosomata).
Ecology
Pteropod Clione limacinaClione limacina
Clione limacina, common name Naked Sea Butterfly or Common Clione, is a sea angel found from the surface to 350 m in depth. Lives in both Arctic and Antarctic Oceans....
feeds only on genus Limacina: on Limacina helicina
Limacina helicina
Limacina helicina is a species of small swimming predatory sea snail in the family Limacinidae, which belong to the group commonly known as sea butterflies ....
and on Limacina retroversa.
Further reading
- Lebour M. V. (1932). "Limacina retroversa in Plymouth waters". J. mar. biol. Assoc. U.K. (ns)18(1): 123-129, 2 pls.