Limacina trochiformis Orbigny 1836 (snail)

Gastropoda - Thecosomata - Limacinidae

Alternative combination: Atlanta (Heliconoides) trochiformis

Belongs to Limacina according to Be and Gilmer 1977

See also Cahuzac and Janssen 2010 and Zorn 1997

Sister taxa: Limacina (Striolimacina), Limacina bulimoides, Limacina conica, Limacina gormani, Limacina karasawai, Limacina mercinensis, Limacina pygmaea, Limacina valvatina, Limacina vegrandis, Lornia limata

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Cre (Pliocene of Portugal)

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