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Janthina exigua Rdged Violet Sea-snail, Dwarf Janthina

Janthina exigua is commonly referred to as Rdged Violet Sea-snail, Dwarf Janthina. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping.

Profilbild Urheber Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Foto: Kariotahi, Waiuku, Neuseeland


Courtesy of the author Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand Photo taken by Javier Couper. Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:
13354 
AphiaID:
140154 
Scientific:
Janthina exigua 
German:
Zwerg-Veilchenschnecke 
English:
Rdged Violet Sea-snail, Dwarf Janthina 
Category:
Snäckor med skal 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda incertae sedis (Order) > Epitoniidae (Family) > Janthina (Genus) > exigua (Species) 
Initial determination:
Lamarck, 1816 
Occurrence:
Australia, Azores, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Gulf of California, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico (East Pacific), New Caledonia, New Zealand, Pacific Ocean, South Atlantic, South-Africa, South-Pazific, Tasmania (Australia), The Bahamas, the Caribbean, USA 
Sea depth:
0 - 55 Meter 
Size:
0.39" - 0.39" (1,1cm - 1,7cm) 
Food:
Jellyfish, Predatory 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-12-04 14:25:47 

Info

Janthina exigua Lamarck, 1816

Janthina exigua is a species of holoplanktonic sea snail,in the family Janthinidae, the violet snails or purple storm snails.These snails drifting on the surface of the ocean.

Glossy Violet Snail have a thin shell up to 4 cm. Colour is light violet.Its feed upon pelagic hydrozoans.

Synonymised names:
Ianthina bifida Reeve, 1858
Ianthina vinsoni Deshayes, 1863
Janthina capreolata Montrouzier, 1860
Janthina courcellei Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889
Janthina incisa Philippi, 1848
Janthina nana Gray, 1850
Janthina striata Montrouzier, 1860 (unavailable name)

External links

  1. EOL (en). Abgerufen am 08.11.2020.
  2. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 08.11.2020.

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Commonly

Foto: Kariotahi, Waiuku, Neuseeland
Janthina exigua,Collected at Maori Bay, Muriwai. Showing the body.2020

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