Definition of Limacina. Meaning of Limacina. Synonyms of Limacina

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Definition of Limacina

Limacina
Limacina Lim`a*ci"na (l[i^]m`[.a]*s[imac]"n[.a]), n. [NL., from L. limax, limacis, a slug.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of small spiral pteropods, common in the Arctic and Antarctic seas. It contributes to the food of the right whales.

Meaning of Limacina from wikipedia

- Clione limacina, known as the naked sea butterfly, sea angel, and common clione, is a sea angel (pelagic sea slug) found from the surface to greater than...
- Limacina is a genus of swimming predatory sea snails commonly known as sea butterflies in the family Limacinidae. This genus contains some of the world's...
- Limacina helicina is a species of small swimming planktonic sea snail, in the family Limacinidae. It belongs to the group commonly known as sea butterflies...
- transparent, and very small, with the largest species (Clione limacina) reaching 5 cm. C. limacina is a polar species; those found in warmer waters are far...
- Clione antarctica (Smith, 1902) Clione elegantissima (Dall, 1871) Clione limacina (Phipps, 1774) Clione okhotensis Yamazaki & Kuwahara, 2017 Pallas P. S...
- Limacina retroversa is a distinct species of swimming planktonic gastropods, belonging to a group of predatory sea snails known as sea butterflies (Thecosomata)...
- Limacina rangii is a species of swimming sea snail in the family Limacinidae, which belong to the group commonly known as sea butterflies (Thecosomata)...
- 1861) (recent) H. inflatus (d'Orbigny, 1836) - type species of the genus = Limacina inflata (d'Orbigny, 1836) † H. linneensis Janssen, 2008 † H. mercinensis...
- of the United States to see ocean acidification's effects on pteropods. Limacina helicina was used to test the sensitivity to decreasing pH. This species...
- Limacina bulimoides is a species of gastropods belonging to the family Limacinidae. The species has cosmopolitan distribution. "Limacina bulimoides (d'Orbigny...