Heliconoides inflatus

Species of mollusc From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Euopisthobranchia
Order:Pteropoda
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Heliconoides inflatus
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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
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  • Atlanta inflata
  • Heliconoides inflata
  • Limacina inflata
  • Limacina scaphoidea
  • Protomedea elata
  • Spiratella inflata
  • Spirialis appendiculata
  • Spirialis rostralis
  • Aulcoris inflatralis
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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]

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