Clione limacina (Phipps, 1774) subsp. limacina (Phipps, 1774) formalimacina (Phipps, 1774)
Overview
This is a naked pelagic snail, up to 4 cm long, with a mainly transparent body that only shows orange-red colouration in the tail, tentacles andmouth organs. The reddish-brown visceral mass is seen through the body wall. It is a rather quick swimmer that hunts shelled pteropods as food. It lives in the N-Atlantic and N-Pacific Oceans in the upper water layers where it can occur in mass blooms (Clione l.l. limacina).