Heliconoides inflatus

Taxon-Order: 
Thecosomata

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Distribution: 
Ranges from south of Point Conception to as far south as Vizcaino Bay, Mexico.
Habitat: 
Epipelagic, in the upper 150m.
Size: 
0.5 - 3.0 mm
Diet: 
Feeds on microplankton.
Predators: 
Gymnosome, Clione limacina.
Useful Facts or Characters: 

Sinistrally coiled, involute pigmented shell. Has large paired fins. Right tentacle is much larger than the left.

Formerly known as Limacina inflata.

Natural History: 

Fed upon by the gymnosome Clione limacina, which places the opening of the thecosome Limacina shell up to its mouth and uses hooks to pull out the soft tissue.