Heliconoides inflatus is a species of sea butterfly, a type of pteropod.[1]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Clade: | Euopisthobranchia |
Order: | Pteropoda |
Family: | Limacinidae |
Genus: | Heliconoides |
Species: | H. inflatus
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Binomial name | |
Heliconoides inflatus Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1834-1847)
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Description
editSinistrally coiled, involute pigmented shell.[2] Has large paired fins. Right tentacle is much larger than the left.[3]
Distribution
editThe species is found in the Red Sea, areas around Australia, New England, Jan Mayen, Argentina and the Atlantic Ocean.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Heliconoides inflatus (d'Orbigny, 1835)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ "Heliconoides Inflatus - Research Gate".
- ^ "Heliconoides inflatus | Zooplankton Guide". sio-legacy.ucsd.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ "Heliconoides inflatus". OPK Opistobranquis. 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ "Heliconoides inflatus (d'Orbigny 1835) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2023-11-17.