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Janthina janthina (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
MolluscaBase. Janthina janthina (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140155 on 2020-04-16

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Mollusca
class
Gastropoda
family
Epitoniidae
genus
Janthina
species
Janthina janthina

Name

Synonyms
Helix janthina Forsskål, 1775
Helix janthina Linnaeus, 1758
Ianthina affinis Reeve, 1858
Ianthina africana Reeve, 1858
Ianthina balteata Reeve, 1858
Ianthina bicolor Menke, 1828
Ianthina bicolor var. conica Monterosato, 1878
Ianthina bicolor var. major Monterosato, 1878
Ianthina bicolor var. minor Monterosato, 1878
Ianthina britannica Forbes & Hanley, 1852
Ianthina caeruleata Reeve, 1858
Ianthina casta Reeve, 1858
Ianthina depressa Reeve, 1858
Ianthina fibula Reeve, 1858
Ianthina grandis Reeve, 1858
Ianthina involuta Reeve, 1858
Ianthina planispirata A.Adams & Reeve, 1850
Ianthina roseola Reeve, 1858
Ianthina smithiae Reeve, 1858
Ianthina striulata P.P.Carpenter, 1857
Homonyms
Janthina janthina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Janthina janthina (Janthina, 1758)
Common names
Flosschnecke in German
Flosschnecke in German
Floßschnecke in German
Floßschnecke in German
Janthina in English
Veilchenschnecke in German
Veilchenschnecke in German
bubble raft shell in English
bubble raft shell in English
common janthina in English
common janthina in English
common purple sea snail in English
common purple sea snail in English
common purple snail in English
common purple snail in English
common violet sea-snail in English
common violet sea-snail in English
janthina in English
janthina in English
janthine in French
janthine in French
large violet snail in English
large violet snail in English
paarse zeilslak in Dutch
paarse zeilslak in Dutch
purple sea snail in English
purple sea snail in English
violet seasnail in English
violet seasnail in English
violet snail in English
violet snail in English
アサガオガイ in Japanese
アサガオガイ in Japanese
Common Janthina in English
Violet Snail in English
Flosschnecke in German
Floßschnecke in German
Veilchenschnecke in German
bubble raft shell in English
common janthina in English
common purple sea snail in English
common purple snail in English
common violet sea-snail in English
janthine in French
large violet snail in English
paarse zeilslak in Dutch
purple sea snail in English
violet seasnail in English
violet snail in English
アサガオガイ in Japanese

Bibliographic References

  1. Barnard, K. H. (1963). Contributions to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part III. Gastropoda: Prosobranchiata: Taenioglossa. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 47(1): 1-199.
  2. Beu, A. G. (2017). Evolution of <i>Janthina</i> and <i>Recluzia</i> (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Epitoniidae). <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 69(3): 119-222.
  3. Grove, S. 2011. The Seashells of Tasmania: A Comprehensive Guide. Taroona, Australia: Taroona Publications. [vi], 81.
  4. Laursen, D. 1953. The genus Ianthina: A monograph. Dana Report 38: 1-40, pl. 1.
  5. Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp.
  6. Rogers, G. F. (1941). Wreck of the <i>Janthina janthina</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 54(3): 75-77.
  7. Rosenberg, G. 1992. <i>Encyclopedia of Seashells</i>. Dorset: New York. 224 pp.
  8. Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
  9. Turgeon, D. D., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, W. K. Emerson, W. G. Lyons, W. Pratt, et al., 1988: Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 16. vii + 277.
  10. Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al., 1998: Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed.. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26. 526.
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