This taxon may be invalid (taxon inquirendum).(Jan 2019) |
Limacina rangii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Clade: | Euopisthobranchia |
Order: | Pteropoda |
Family: | Limacinidae |
Genus: | Limacina |
Species: | L. rangii
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Binomial name | |
Limacina rangii | |
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Limacina rangii is a species of swimming sea snail in the family Limacinidae,[2] which belong to the group commonly known as sea butterflies (Thecosomata).
Limacina rangii is a keystone species of the mesozooplankton of Antarctic pelagic ecosystems.[3]
Until 2010 this taxon was known only as Limacina helicina antarctica or as Limacina helicina f. antarctica. Limacina rangii is however now considered to be a separate species from Limacina helicina, based on cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene sequences.[4]
Sato-Okoshi 2010
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).