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Janthina (Janthina) janthina

(Linnaeus, C., 1758) Common Purple Sea Snail; Common Janthina; Large Violet Snail 20 - 40 mm Worldwide Warm Seas; Galápagos
Taxonomic Information
ClassGASTROPODA ORTHOGASTROPODA
OrderCAENOGASTROPODA - SORBEOCONCHA - HYPSOGASTROPODA - PTENOGLOSSA
SuperFamilyEPITONIOIDEA
FamilyJANTHINIDAE
open bookPage/Plate
Encyclopedia of Marine Gastropodsp 464/11-13
Compendium of Seashellsp 70/2.4
Shell Encyclopediap 126
Hamlyn Guide to Shells of the Worldp 58
The Shell Handbookp 115
Collector's guide to Seashells of the Worldp 55/24
M.B. Pocket Guide to Shells of the Worldp 44
Eyewitness handbooks - Shellsp 53
Shells - Treasures of the Seap 129
Audubon - Field Guide to North American ShellsPl. 312, 682; 448
Sea Shells of the West Indiesp 90
Joyas de Cuba - Moluscos Marinosp 98
Sea Shells of Tropical West Americap 281/169
The Recent Molluscan Marine Fauna of the Islas Galápagosp 33
Systematic List of Peruvian Marine Molluscsp 29, 35
European Seashellsp 287/27
Malacological Fauna from the Cape Verde Archipelagop 111; 331/474
West African Seashellsp 136
Shells of Gabonp 39/52
Sea Shells on the South African Shoresp 308
Sea Snails of PondicherryFig. 33
Seashells of South East Asiap 31
Shells of Vietnamp 108; Pl. 70/26-27, 30
Indonesian Shells Ip 45/14
Philippine Marine Molluscsp 108; Pl. 306/4
Molluscs of Okinawap 82; 83/9
Guide to Shells of Papua New Guineap 5/1
Shells of New Guinea & Central Pacificp 5/18
Australian Marine Shells Part 1p 379/36
Guide to Australian Shellsp 8/1
Seashells of New Zealandp 102
Common Seashells of New Zealandp 9/5
Synonyms
Janthina ianthina Link, H.F., 1807
Shells of Vietnamp 108
Fragilis fragilis Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1816
Shells of Vietnamp 108
Janthina (Violetta) communis Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1822 : St Helena
Shells of Vietnamp 108
Janthina bicolor Lesson, R.P., 1826
Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil.
Janthina planispirata Adams, A. & L.A. Reeve, 1850
Shells of Vietnamp 108
Janthina contorta Carpenter, P.P., 1857
Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil.
Janthina affinis Reeve, L.A., 1858
Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil.
Janthina africana Reeve, L.A., 1858 : Zanzibar
Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil.
Janthina (Violetta) balteata Reeve, L.A., 1858 : Cape of Good Hope, RSA
Shells of Vietnamp 108
Shells of Japanp 135
Molluscs of Okinawap 83/9
Janthina depressa Reeve, L.A., 1858
Shells of Vietnamp 109
Janthina grandis Reeve, L.A., 1858
Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil.
Janthina involuta Reeve, L.A., 1858
Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil.
Janthina roseola Reeve, L.A., 1858
Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil.
Janthina smithiae Reeve, L.A., 1858
Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil.
Janthina carpenteri Mörch, O.A.L., 1860
Shells of Vietnamp 109
cameraImage Acknowledgments
1 Eddie Hardy
2 Eddie Hardy
3 Eddie Hardy
4 Guido Poppe
5 Jacksonville Shell Club
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