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Bulimoid pteropod

Limacina bulimoides (A. d'Orbigny, 1835)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The bulimoid pteropod (Limacina bulimoides) is a species in the family Limacinidae, order Pteropoda.

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Quick facts about the bulimoid pteropod

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bulimoid pteropod live?

Not recorded

Is the bulimoid pteropod endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the bulimoid pteropod classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderPteropoda
  5. familyLimacinidae
  6. genusLimacina
  7. SpeciesLimacina bulimoides (A. d'Orbigny, 1835)

Synonyms Atlanta bulimoides, Heliconoides bulimoides, Spiratella bulimoides

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • セイタカウキマイマイJapanese
  • 큰키떠돌이고둥Korean
  • 泡唬螺Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bulimoid pteropod

Other species in the same genus Limacina.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the bulimoid pteropod?

The bulimoid pteropod (Limacina bulimoides) belongs to the family Limacinidae in the order Pteropoda.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bulimoid pteropod (Limacina bulimoides). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bulimoid-pteropod

MLA

“Bulimoid pteropod (Limacina bulimoides).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bulimoid-pteropod.

BibTeX
@misc{bulimoid_pteropod_2026,
  title = {Bulimoid pteropod (Limacina bulimoides)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bulimoid-pteropod},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}