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Limacina limata

Status not recordedsnails and slugsExtinct

Limacina limata is a species in the family Limacinidae, order Pteropoda.

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Quick facts about Limacina limata

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 Limacina limata live?

Not recorded

Is Limacina limata 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 Limacina limata classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderPteropoda
  5. familyLimacinidae
  6. genusLimacina
  7. SpeciesLimacina limata (Marwick, 1926)

Synonyms Limacina limata, Lornia limata

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Limacina limata

Other species in the same genus Limacina.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Limacina limata?

Limacina limata (Limacina limata) 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). Limacina limata (Limacina limata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/limacina-limata

MLA

“Limacina limata (Limacina limata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/limacina-limata.

BibTeX
@misc{limacina_limata_2026,
  title = {Limacina limata (Limacina limata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/limacina-limata},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}