Lesueur's pteropod

Limacina lesueurii

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth15–225 m
Water temperature8–29 °C
Best monthsSeptember and October
How commonOccasional

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About this species

Limacina lesueurii is a pelagic species of sea snail pteropod.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Limacina lesueurii”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 2 records
February: 6 records
March: 27 records
April: 40 records
May: 4 records
June: 39 records
July: 21 records
August: 1 records
September: 116 records
October: 75 records
November: 17 records
December: 6 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 15–225 m · Deepest record: 1,300 m

0–10 m: 18 records
10–20 m: 22 records
20–30 m: 16 records
30–40 m: 29 records
40–50 m: 19 records
50–60 m: 21 records
60–70 m: 28 records
70–80 m: 19 records
80–90 m: 11 records
90–100 m: 11 records
100–110 m: 7 records
110+ m: 95 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 8–29 °C

6–8 °C: 45 records
8–10 °C: 143 records
10–12 °C: 58 records
12–14 °C: 3 records
14–16 °C: 18 records
16–18 °C: 16 records
18–20 °C: 2 records
20–22 °C: 33 records
22–24 °C: 34 records
24–26 °C: 24 records
26–28 °C: 24 records
28–30 °C: 9 records

Names and classification

English: Lesueur's pteropod

Names in 1 more languages

German: Lesueurs Flossenfüßer

Other scientific names: Atlanta (Heliconoides) lesueurii, Atlanta lesueurii, Limacina crossei, Spirialis ventricosa

Similar species

Bulimoid pteropod
Limacina bulimoides

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
504 open-data records from 1909 to 2019.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.

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