WoRMS taxon details
Janthina janthina (Linnaeus, 1758)
140155 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140155)
accepted
Species
Helix janthina Forsskål, 1775 · unaccepted (junior synonym and homonym)
Helix janthina Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
Ianthina affinis Reeve, 1858 · unaccepted
Ianthina africana Reeve, 1858 · unaccepted
Ianthina balteata Reeve, 1858 · unaccepted
Ianthina bicolor Menke, 1828 · unaccepted
Ianthina bicolor var. conica Monterosato, 1878 · unaccepted
Ianthina britannica Forbes & Hanley, 1852 · unaccepted
Ianthina caeruleata Reeve, 1858 · unaccepted
Ianthina casta Reeve, 1858 · unaccepted
Ianthina depressa Reeve, 1858 · unaccepted
Ianthina fibula Reeve, 1858 · unaccepted
Ianthina grandis Reeve, 1858 · unaccepted
Ianthina involuta Reeve, 1858 · unaccepted
Ianthina planispirata A. Adams & Reeve, 1850 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ianthina roseola Reeve, 1858 · unaccepted
Ianthina smithiae Reeve, 1858 · unaccepted
Ianthina striulata P. P. Carpenter, 1857 · unaccepted
Ianthina trochoidea Reeve, 1858 · unaccepted
Janthina (Achates) carpenteri Mörch, 1860 · unaccepted
Janthina (Achates) orbignyi Mörch, 1860 · unaccepted
Janthina auriculata E. von Martens, 1904 · unaccepted
Janthina bicolor O. G. Costa, 1830 · unaccepted (nomen nudum and a junior homonym...)
nomen nudum and a junior homonym of Janthina bicolor Menke, 1828; see Janthina costae
Janthina bicolor var. major Monterosato, 1878 · unaccepted
Janthina bicolor var. minor Monterosato, 1878 · unaccepted
Janthina communis Lamarck, 1822 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Janthina costae Mörch, 1860 · unaccepted
Janthina fragilis Lamarck, 1801 · unaccepted (objective synonym of J. janthina)
Janthina penicephela Peron & Lesueur, 1807 · unaccepted
Janthina rotundata Dillwyn, 1840 · unaccepted
Janthina violacea Röding, 1798 · unaccepted
Janthina vulgaris Gray, 1847 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Helix janthina Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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Distribution Pelagic, circumequatorial
Description Shell up to 4 cm, with angled whorls and a slightly extended apex. The base is flatter and less rounded than in J....
Distribution The mollusc is pelagic and floating on surface
Distribution Range: 47°N to 40°S; 97°W to 0°W. Distribution: Massachusetts to North Carolina, Florida; Florida: West Florida, Florida...
Distribution Pelagic, circumequatorial [details]
Description Shell up to 4 cm, with angled whorls and a slightly extended apex. The base is flatter and less rounded than in J....
Description Shell up to 4 cm, with angled whorls and a slightly extended apex. The base is flatter and less rounded than in J. globosa. Violet in colour, with pale upper parts. Habitat: planktonic. Distribution: worldwide. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
Distribution The mollusc is pelagic and floating on surface
Distribution The mollusc is pelagic and floating on surface [details]
Distribution Range: 47°N to 40°S; 97°W to 0°W. Distribution: Massachusetts to North Carolina, Florida; Florida: West Florida, Florida...
Distribution Range: 47°N to 40°S; 97°W to 0°W. Distribution: Massachusetts to North Carolina, Florida; Florida: West Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Louisiana, Texas; Mexico; Mexico: Yucatan State, Quintana Roo; Panama, Colombia, Venezuela; Venezuela: unlocalized; Bermuda, Cuba, Jamaica; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; Brazil; Brazil: Ceara, Fernando de Noronha, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Bahia, Trinidad Island, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Santa Catarina; Uruguay, oceanic [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Janthina janthina (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140155 on 2024-08-19
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original description
(of Janthina fragilis Lamarck, 1801) Lamarck, J. B. (1801). Système des animaux sans vertèbres, ou tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux; Présentant leurs caractères essentiels et leur distribution, d'apres la considération de leurs rapports naturels et de leur organisation, et suivant l'arrangement établi dans les galeries du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, parmi leurs dépouilles conservées; Précédé du discours d'ouverture du Cours de Zoologie, donné dans le Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle l'an 8 de la République. Published by the author and Deterville, Paris: viii + 432 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14117719
page(s): 89 [details]
original description (of Ianthina balteata Reeve, 1858) Reeve, L. A. (1858). Monograph of the genus <i>Ianthina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 11, pl. 1-5 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date: Dec. 1858]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8183142 [details]
original description (of Janthina violacea Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
original description (of Janthina communis Lamarck, 1822) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Tome sixième, 2me partie. Paris: published by the author, 232 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13181853
page(s): p. 206. [details]
original description (of Ianthina bicolor Menke, 1828) Menke, K. T. (1828). Synopsis methodica molluscorum generum omnium et specierum earum, quae in Museo Menkeano adservantur; cum synonymia critica et novarum specierum diagnosibus. XII + 91 pp. [late in 1828]. Pyrmonti., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13119590
page(s): 84 [details]
original description (of Helix janthina Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 772 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Ianthina planispirata A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) Adams, A. & Reeve, L. A. (1848-1850). <i>Mollusca</i>. In A. Adams (ed.), <i>The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., F.R.A.S., F.G.S., during the years 1843-1846</i>. Reeve & Benham, London, x + 87 pp., 24 pls. [Pt. I. Preface to Mollusca (iii–x, by Adams only), 1–24, pls. 1–9, 1 November 1848; Pt. II, 25–44, pls. 10–17, 1 May 1850; Pt. III, Preface and plate explanations (i-xv), 45–87, pls. 18–24, 1 September 1850.]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39770936
page(s): 54, pl. 11, fig. 10. [details]
original description (of Ianthina striulata var. contorta P. P. Carpenter, 1857) Carpenter, P. P. (1857). <i>Catalogue of the collection of Mazatlan Mollusca in the British Museum collected by Frederick Reigen</i>. London: British Museum. xvi + 552 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/61252
page(s): 186 [details]
original description (of Ianthina striulata P. P. Carpenter, 1857) Carpenter, P. P. (1857). <i>Catalogue of the collection of Mazatlan Mollusca in the British Museum collected by Frederick Reigen</i>. London: British Museum. xvi + 552 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/61252 [details]
original description (of Ianthina affinis Reeve, 1858) Reeve, L. A. (1858). Monograph of the genus <i>Ianthina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 11, pl. 1-5 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date: Dec. 1858]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8183142 [details]
original description (of Ianthina africana Reeve, 1858) Reeve, L. A. (1858). Monograph of the genus <i>Ianthina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 11, pl. 1-5 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date: Dec. 1858]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8183142 [details]
original description (of Ianthina casta Reeve, 1858) Reeve, L. A. (1858). Monograph of the genus <i>Ianthina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 11, pl. 1-5 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date: Dec. 1858]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8183142 [details]
original description (of Ianthina caeruleata Reeve, 1858) Reeve, L. A. (1858). Monograph of the genus <i>Ianthina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 11, pl. 1-5 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date: Dec. 1858]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8183142 [details]
original description (of Ianthina depressa Reeve, 1858) Reeve, L. A. (1858). Monograph of the genus <i>Ianthina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 11, pl. 1-5 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date: Dec. 1858]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8183142 [details]
original description (of Ianthina fibula Reeve, 1858) Reeve, L. A. (1858). Monograph of the genus <i>Ianthina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 11, pl. 1-5 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date: Dec. 1858]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8183142 [details]
original description (of Ianthina grandis Reeve, 1858) Reeve, L. A. (1858). Monograph of the genus <i>Ianthina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 11, pl. 1-5 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date: Dec. 1858]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8183142 [details]
original description (of Ianthina involuta Reeve, 1858) Reeve, L. A. (1858). Monograph of the genus <i>Ianthina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 11, pl. 1-5 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date: Dec. 1858]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8183142 [details]
original description (of Ianthina smithiae Reeve, 1858) Reeve, L. A. (1858). Monograph of the genus <i>Ianthina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 11, pl. 1-5 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date: Dec. 1858]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8183142 [details]
original description (of Ianthina trochoidea Reeve, 1858) Reeve, L. A. (1858). Monograph of the genus <i>Ianthina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 11, pl. 1-5 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date: Dec. 1858]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8183142 [details]
original description (of Janthina (Achates) carpenteri Mörch, 1860) Mörch, O. A. L. (1859). Beiträge zur Molluskenfauna Central-Amerika's. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter.</em> 6(4): 102-126., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16014200 [details]
original description (of Janthina costae Mörch, 1860) Mörch, O. A. L. (1860). Matériaux pour servir à l'histoire de la famille des Janthines. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 8 (3): 261-285., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15863694 [details]
original description (of Janthina (Achates) orbignyi Mörch, 1860) Mörch, O. A. L. (1860). Matériaux pour servir à l'histoire de la famille des Janthines. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 8 (3): 261-285., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15863694 [details]
original description (of Janthina bicolor O. G. Costa, 1830) Costa, O. G. (1830 ["1829"]). Catalogo sistematico e ragionato de' testacei delle Due Sicilie. Tipografia della Minerva, Napoli, pp. 1-8, i-cxxxii, pl. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13047696
page(s): cvi [details]
original description (of Ianthina roseola Reeve, 1858) Reeve, L. A. (1858). Monograph of the genus <i>Ianthina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 11, pl. 1-5 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date: Dec. 1858]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8183142 [details]
original description (of Helix janthina Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059 [details]
original description (of Janthina auriculata E. von Martens, 1904) Martens, E. von. (1904). Die beschalten Gastropoden der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition 1898–1899. A. Systematisch-geographischer Teil. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia". 7(A): 1–146, pls i–v.
page(s): 142, pl. 4, fig. 15. [details]
context source (Bermuda) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors
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basis of record 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., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.2201-4349.69.2017.1666 [details]
additional source Rogers, G. F. (1941). Wreck of the <i>Janthina janthina</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 54(3): 75-77., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8519230 [details]
additional source 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.
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additional source Laursen, D. 1953. The genus Ianthina: A monograph. Dana Report 38: 1-40, pl. 1. [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G. 1992. <i>Encyclopedia of Seashells</i>. Dorset: New York. 224 pp.
page(s): 85 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Grove, S. 2011. The Seashells of Tasmania: A Comprehensive Guide. Taroona, Australia: Taroona Publications. [vi], 81.
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original description (of Ianthina balteata Reeve, 1858) Reeve, L. A. (1858). Monograph of the genus <i>Ianthina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 11, pl. 1-5 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date: Dec. 1858]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8183142 [details]
original description (of Janthina violacea Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
original description (of Janthina communis Lamarck, 1822) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Tome sixième, 2me partie. Paris: published by the author, 232 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13181853
page(s): p. 206. [details]
original description (of Ianthina bicolor Menke, 1828) Menke, K. T. (1828). Synopsis methodica molluscorum generum omnium et specierum earum, quae in Museo Menkeano adservantur; cum synonymia critica et novarum specierum diagnosibus. XII + 91 pp. [late in 1828]. Pyrmonti., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13119590
page(s): 84 [details]
original description (of Helix janthina Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 772 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Ianthina planispirata A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) Adams, A. & Reeve, L. A. (1848-1850). <i>Mollusca</i>. In A. Adams (ed.), <i>The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., F.R.A.S., F.G.S., during the years 1843-1846</i>. Reeve & Benham, London, x + 87 pp., 24 pls. [Pt. I. Preface to Mollusca (iii–x, by Adams only), 1–24, pls. 1–9, 1 November 1848; Pt. II, 25–44, pls. 10–17, 1 May 1850; Pt. III, Preface and plate explanations (i-xv), 45–87, pls. 18–24, 1 September 1850.]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39770936
page(s): 54, pl. 11, fig. 10. [details]
original description (of Ianthina striulata var. contorta P. P. Carpenter, 1857) Carpenter, P. P. (1857). <i>Catalogue of the collection of Mazatlan Mollusca in the British Museum collected by Frederick Reigen</i>. London: British Museum. xvi + 552 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/61252
page(s): 186 [details]
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original description (of Ianthina striulata P. P. Carpenter, 1857) Carpenter, P. P. (1857). <i>Catalogue of the collection of Mazatlan Mollusca in the British Museum collected by Frederick Reigen</i>. London: British Museum. xvi + 552 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/61252 [details]
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original description (of Ianthina affinis Reeve, 1858) Reeve, L. A. (1858). Monograph of the genus <i>Ianthina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 11, pl. 1-5 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date: Dec. 1858]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8183142 [details]
original description (of Ianthina africana Reeve, 1858) Reeve, L. A. (1858). Monograph of the genus <i>Ianthina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 11, pl. 1-5 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date: Dec. 1858]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8183142 [details]
original description (of Ianthina casta Reeve, 1858) Reeve, L. A. (1858). Monograph of the genus <i>Ianthina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 11, pl. 1-5 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date: Dec. 1858]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8183142 [details]
original description (of Ianthina caeruleata Reeve, 1858) Reeve, L. A. (1858). Monograph of the genus <i>Ianthina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 11, pl. 1-5 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date: Dec. 1858]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8183142 [details]
original description (of Ianthina depressa Reeve, 1858) Reeve, L. A. (1858). Monograph of the genus <i>Ianthina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 11, pl. 1-5 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date: Dec. 1858]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8183142 [details]
original description (of Ianthina fibula Reeve, 1858) Reeve, L. A. (1858). Monograph of the genus <i>Ianthina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 11, pl. 1-5 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date: Dec. 1858]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8183142 [details]
original description (of Ianthina grandis Reeve, 1858) Reeve, L. A. (1858). Monograph of the genus <i>Ianthina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 11, pl. 1-5 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date: Dec. 1858]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8183142 [details]
original description (of Ianthina involuta Reeve, 1858) Reeve, L. A. (1858). Monograph of the genus <i>Ianthina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 11, pl. 1-5 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date: Dec. 1858]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8183142 [details]
original description (of Ianthina smithiae Reeve, 1858) Reeve, L. A. (1858). Monograph of the genus <i>Ianthina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 11, pl. 1-5 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date: Dec. 1858]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8183142 [details]
original description (of Ianthina trochoidea Reeve, 1858) Reeve, L. A. (1858). Monograph of the genus <i>Ianthina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 11, pl. 1-5 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date: Dec. 1858]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8183142 [details]
original description (of Janthina (Achates) carpenteri Mörch, 1860) Mörch, O. A. L. (1859). Beiträge zur Molluskenfauna Central-Amerika's. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter.</em> 6(4): 102-126., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16014200 [details]
original description (of Janthina costae Mörch, 1860) Mörch, O. A. L. (1860). Matériaux pour servir à l'histoire de la famille des Janthines. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 8 (3): 261-285., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15863694 [details]
original description (of Janthina (Achates) orbignyi Mörch, 1860) Mörch, O. A. L. (1860). Matériaux pour servir à l'histoire de la famille des Janthines. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 8 (3): 261-285., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15863694 [details]
original description (of Janthina bicolor O. G. Costa, 1830) Costa, O. G. (1830 ["1829"]). Catalogo sistematico e ragionato de' testacei delle Due Sicilie. Tipografia della Minerva, Napoli, pp. 1-8, i-cxxxii, pl. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13047696
page(s): cvi [details]
original description (of Ianthina roseola Reeve, 1858) Reeve, L. A. (1858). Monograph of the genus <i>Ianthina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 11, pl. 1-5 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date: Dec. 1858]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8183142 [details]
original description (of Helix janthina Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059 [details]
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original description (of Janthina auriculata E. von Martens, 1904) Martens, E. von. (1904). Die beschalten Gastropoden der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition 1898–1899. A. Systematisch-geographischer Teil. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia". 7(A): 1–146, pls i–v.
page(s): 142, pl. 4, fig. 15. [details]
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context source (Bermuda) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors
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basis of record 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., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.2201-4349.69.2017.1666 [details]
additional source Rogers, G. F. (1941). Wreck of the <i>Janthina janthina</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 54(3): 75-77., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8519230 [details]
additional source 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.
page(s): 84. [details]
additional source Laursen, D. 1953. The genus Ianthina: A monograph. Dana Report 38: 1-40, pl. 1. [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G. 1992. <i>Encyclopedia of Seashells</i>. Dorset: New York. 224 pp.
page(s): 85 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Grove, S. 2011. The Seashells of Tasmania: A Comprehensive Guide. Taroona, Australia: Taroona Publications. [vi], 81.
page(s): 40 [details]
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Distribution Pelagic, circumequatorial [details]From other sources
Description Shell up to 4 cm, with angled whorls and a slightly extended apex. The base is flatter and less rounded than in J. globosa. Violet in colour, with pale upper parts. Habitat: planktonic. Distribution: worldwide. (Richmond, 1997). [details]Distribution The mollusc is pelagic and floating on surface [details]
Distribution Range: 47°N to 40°S; 97°W to 0°W. Distribution: Massachusetts to North Carolina, Florida; Florida: West Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Louisiana, Texas; Mexico; Mexico: Yucatan State, Quintana Roo; Panama, Colombia, Venezuela; Venezuela: unlocalized; Bermuda, Cuba, Jamaica; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; Brazil; Brazil: Ceara, Fernando de Noronha, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Bahia, Trinidad Island, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Santa Catarina; Uruguay, oceanic [details]
Language | Name | |
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Dutch | paarse zeilslak | [details] |
English | violet snailviolet seasnailpurple sea snaillarge violet snailcommon violet sea-snailcommon purple snailcommon purple sea snailcommon janthinabubble raft shell | [details] |
French | janthine | [details] |
German | VeilchenschneckeFloßschneckeFlosschnecke | [details] |
Japanese | アサガオガイ | [details] |
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ianthina involuta Reeve, 1858)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Janthina violacea Röding, 1798)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (141 publications) (from synonym Janthina communis Lamarck, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Ianthina balteata Reeve, 1858)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (168 publications) (from synonym Janthina fragilis Lamarck, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Helix janthina Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Ianthina africana Reeve, 1858)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Ianthina grandis Reeve, 1858)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (41 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Ianthina bicolor Menke, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Janthina bicolor O. G. Costa, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Ianthina affinis Reeve, 1858)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Janthina janthina WITH FLOATER)
To Conchology (Janthina janthina)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Janthina janthina)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To Malacopics (Janthina janthina (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Malacopics (Janthina janthina (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Malacopics (Janthina janthina (Linnaeus, 1758))
To NHMUK collection (Janthina fragilis Lamarck, 1801; NHMUK:ecatalogue:6526704) (from synonym Janthina fragilis Lamarck, 1801)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 877144 Dorsal)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Janthina fragilis Lamarck, 1801)
To PESI (from synonym Ianthina bicolor Menke, 1828)
To PESI (from synonym Helix janthina Linnaeus, 1758)
To PESI (from synonym Ianthina striulata P. P. Carpenter, 1857)
To PESI (from synonym Janthina (Achates) carpenteri Mörch, 1860)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Ianthina striulata P. P. Carpenter, 1857)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ianthina involuta Reeve, 1858)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Janthina violacea Röding, 1798)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (141 publications) (from synonym Janthina communis Lamarck, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Ianthina balteata Reeve, 1858)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (168 publications) (from synonym Janthina fragilis Lamarck, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Helix janthina Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Ianthina africana Reeve, 1858)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Ianthina grandis Reeve, 1858)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (41 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Ianthina bicolor Menke, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Janthina bicolor O. G. Costa, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Ianthina affinis Reeve, 1858)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Janthina janthina WITH FLOATER)
To Conchology (Janthina janthina)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Janthina janthina)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To Malacopics (Janthina janthina (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Malacopics (Janthina janthina (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Malacopics (Janthina janthina (Linnaeus, 1758))
To NHMUK collection (Janthina fragilis Lamarck, 1801; NHMUK:ecatalogue:6526704) (from synonym Janthina fragilis Lamarck, 1801)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 877144 Dorsal)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Janthina fragilis Lamarck, 1801)
To PESI (from synonym Ianthina bicolor Menke, 1828)
To PESI (from synonym Helix janthina Linnaeus, 1758)
To PESI (from synonym Ianthina striulata P. P. Carpenter, 1857)
To PESI (from synonym Janthina (Achates) carpenteri Mörch, 1860)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Ianthina striulata P. P. Carpenter, 1857)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
From other sources
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