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Limacina helicina (Phipps, 1774)
Left-Handed Pteropod
Family: Limacinidae

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© Aaron Baldwin     (Photo ID #7538)

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Distribution of Limacina helicina in British Columbia in British Columbia

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Synonyms and Alternate Names

Argonauta arctica O. Fabricius, 1780
Clio helicina Phipps, 1774
Limacina helicialis Lamarck, 1819
Limacina helicina typica Meisenheimer, 1906
Spiratella limacina de Blainville, 1824

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