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Planorbid pteropod

Heliconoides inflatus (A. d'Orbigny, 1835)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The planorbid pteropod (Heliconoides inflatus) is a species in the family Heliconoididae, order Pteropoda.

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Quick facts about the planorbid 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 planorbid pteropod live?

Not recorded

Is the planorbid 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 planorbid pteropod classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderPteropoda
  5. familyHeliconoididae
  6. genusHeliconoides
  7. SpeciesHeliconoides inflatus (A. d'Orbigny, 1835)

Synonyms Atlanta inflata, Embolus inflatus, Heliconoides inflata, Limacina inflata, Limacina miorostralis, Limacina scaphoidea, Protomedea elata, Spiratella inflata, Spiratella kautskyi, Spiratella miorostralis, Spirialis appendiculata, Spirialis miorostralis, Spirialis rostralis

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • ヒラウキマイマイJapanese
  • 납작떠돌이고둥Korean

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the planorbid pteropod

Other species in the same genus Heliconoides.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the planorbid pteropod?

The planorbid pteropod (Heliconoides inflatus) belongs to the family Heliconoididae 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). Planorbid pteropod (Heliconoides inflatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/planorbid-pteropod

MLA

“Planorbid pteropod (Heliconoides inflatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/planorbid-pteropod.

BibTeX
@misc{planorbid_pteropod_2026,
  title = {Planorbid pteropod (Heliconoides inflatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/planorbid-pteropod},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}