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Gastropoda: : Cavolinioidea: Limacinidae

Limacina helicina helicina (Phipps, 1774)


Range: 85°N to 35°N; 94°W to 0°W
Depth: 10 to 0 m (live 10 to 0 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 8  mm

Synonymy

Clio helicina Phipps, 1774
Spiratella helicina (Phipps, 1774) 
Spiratella arctica (Fabricius, 1780) 
Argonauta arcticus Fabricius, 1780
Limacina helicialis Lamarck, 1819
Spiratella limacina Blainville, 1824
Limacina pacifica Dall, 1871
Limacina typica Meisenheimer, 1906
Limacina acuta van der Spoel, 1967

Details


Clio helicina Phipps, 1774, p. 195, [Marten's Spitsbergen English, pl. Q, fig. e]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Arctick seas
Range: 85°N to 35°N; 94°W to 0°W
Depth: 10 to 0 m (live 10 to 0 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 8 mm
Distribution: Greenland: West Greenland, East Greenland; Canada: Labrador; Oceanic
References: Pelseneer (1888); Posselt & Jensen (1899) M; van der Spoel (1967) NSEW; Chen & Bé (1964) Ll
Comments: Circumpolar.
Combining Genera:  Spiratella

Limacina (Limacina) helicina helicina f. acuta van der Spoel, 1967, p. 40, fig. 5e
[Not available]
Type Locality: North Pacific
Maximum Reported Size: 2.5 mm
References: van der Spoel (1967) M
Comments: Infrasubspecific.

Argonauta arctica Fabricius, 1780, p. 386-389
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Tullukaursak, Greenland
Distribution: Greenland
References: Pelseneer (1888) s; van der Spoel (1967) s
Combining Genera:  Spiratella

Limacina helicialis Lamarck, 1819, p. 291
[Synonym]
Type Locality: les mers du nord
References: Pelseneer (1888) s; van der Spoel (1967) s

Spiratella limacina Blainville, 1824, p. 284, [Scoresby, pl. 5, fig. 7]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Not stated
References: Pelseneer (1888) s; van der Spoel (1967) s

Limacina pacifica Dall, 1871b, p. 138-139
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Several localities
References: Pelseneer (1888) s; van der Spoel (1967) s

Limacina typica Meisenheimer, 1906, 
[Not available]
References: van der Spoel (1967) s
Comments: Infrasubspecific.


Partial List of References

Blainville, H. M. de. 1824. Mollusques, Mollusca. (Malacoz.) Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 32 1-392 Paris. [True date: -- Nov 1824.]
Dall, W. H. 1871. Descriptions of sixty new forms of mollusks from the west coast of North America and the north Pacific Ocean, with notes on others already described American Journal of Conchology 7 93-160, pls. 13-16. [Stated date: 02 Nov 1871.]
Fabricius, O. 1780. Fauna Greenlandica  xvi + 452 pp., 1 pl. Joannis Gottlob Rothe: Hafniae et Lipsiae.
Lamarck, [J. B.] 1819. Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres 6(1) vi + 343 pp. Author: Paris. [Stated date: -- Jun 1819.]
Phipps, C. J. 1774. A Voyage towards the North Pole  viii + 253 pp., 12 pls. J. Nourse: London.
van der Spoel, S. 1967. Euthecosomata, a Group with Remarkable Developmental Stages (Gastropoda, Pteropoda)  375 pp. J. Noorduijn en Zoon N. V.: Gorinchem, The Netherlands. [Stated date: 20 Nov 1967.]

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