| Janthina exigua | |
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| Live Janthina exigua retracted into its shell | |
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| Shell of Janthina exigua | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Epitonioidea |
| Family: | Epitoniidae |
| 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 Epitoniidae, the violet snails or purple storm snails.
Distribution
This species is pelagic, and occurs around the world in tropical waters, in other words it is circumequatorial.
It has been recorded from:
- The Atlantic Ocean
- British Isles
- European waters
- Madagascar
- Mascarene Plateau
- Mediterranean Sea
- Mozambique
- The Pacific Ocean
- South Africa
- The West Coast of Ireland
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 15.3 mm.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 0 m.
References
- ^ MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Janthina exigua Lamarck, 1816. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140154 on 2019-10-09
- ^ 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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| Janthina exigua | |