Heliconoides inflatus

Heliconoides inflatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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
List Atlanta inflata Heliconoides inflata Limacina inflata Limacina scaphoidea Protomedea elata Spiratella inflata Spirialis appendiculata Spirialis rostralis Aulcoris inflatralis

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

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]

References

1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Heliconoides inflatus (d'Orbigny, 1835)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
2. "Heliconoides Inflatus - Research Gate".
3. "Heliconoides inflatus | Zooplankton Guide". sio-legacy.ucsd.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
4. "Heliconoides inflatus". OPK Opistobranquis. 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
5. "Heliconoides inflatus (d'Orbigny 1835) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2023-11-17.