Where does the helicid pteropod live?
Limacina helicina has 14,417 records in 20 countries and territories, from 1872 to 2026. Most records come from Canada.
- 14,417 records
- 20 places
- 97 years recorded
- Gastropoda class
AnimaliaMolluscaGastropodaPteropodaLimacinidaeLimacina
When it is recorded
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Peak month: August. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 4,855 | |
| United States | 3,155 | |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 1,774 | |
| Antarctica | 830 | |
| Russia | 788 | |
| ZZ | 440 | |
| Greenland | 175 | |
| Australia | 144 | |
| Norway | 111 | |
| Japan | 91 | |
| United Kingdom | 22 | |
| Mexico | 20 | |
| Colombia | 9 | |
| Sweden | 3 | |
| French Southern Territories | 3 | |
| New Zealand | 2 | |
| Chile | 1 | |
| South Georgia | 1 | |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | |
| South Africa | 1 |
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.