Janthina exigua
| Jathina exigua | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Epitonioidea |
| Family: | Janthinidae |
| Genus: | Janthina |
| Species: | J. exigua |
| Binomial name | |
| Janthina exigua Lamarck, 1816 | |
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Janthina exigua, also known as the dwarf janthina, is a species of small holoplanktonic sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Janthinidae, the violet snails or purple storm snails.[1]
Distribution
This species is pelagic, and occurs around the world in tropical waters, in other words it is circumequatorial.[1]
It has been recorded from:
- The Atlantic[1]
- British Isles[1]
- European waters[1]
- Madagascar[1]
- Mascarene Basin[1]
- Mediterranean Sea[1]
- Mozambique[1]
- The Pacific Ocean[1]
- South Africa[1]
- The West Coast of Ireland[1]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 15.3 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 0 m.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Gofas, S. (2009). Janthina exigua Lamarck, 1816. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140154 on 2010-05-16
- 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
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