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Release 31.03 went live 18th November, 2011

Janthina (Janthina) janthina

(Linnaeus, C., 1758) Common Purple Sea Snail; Common Janthina; Large Violet Snail Shell size 20 - 40 mm Worldwide Warm Seas; Galįpagos
Taxonomic Information
ClassGASTROPODA ORTHOGASTROPODA
OrderHYPSOGASTROPODA - PTENOGLOSSA GROUP
SuperFamilyEPITONIOIDEA
FamilyJANTHINIDAE
open bookPage/Plate
Marine Molluscs of Madeirap 95; Pl. 13/1-1b
Encyclopedia of Marine Gastropodsp 464/11-13
Joyas de Cuba - Moluscos Marinosp 98
The Recent Molluscan Marine Fauna of the Islas Galįpagosp 33
Hamlyn Guide to Shells of the Worldp 58
The Shell Handbookp 115
Seashells of New Zealandp 102
Shells - Treasures of the Seap 129
Shell Encyclopediap 126
Common Seashells of New Zealandp 9/5
Systematic List of Peruvian Marine Molluscsp 29, 35
Collector's guide to Seashells of the Worldp 55/24
Compendium of Seashellsp 70/2.4
M.B. Pocket Guide to Shells of the Worldp 44
Sea Shells of the West Indiesp 90
Eyewitness handbooks - Shellsp 53
Sea Shells of Tropical West Americap 281/169
Malacological Fauna from the Cape Verde Archipelagop 111; 331/474
Audubon - Field Guide to North American ShellsPl. 312, 682; 448
Australian Marine Shells Part 1p 281; Pl. 44/36
Guide to Australian Shellsp 8/1
Molluscs of Okinawap 82; 83/9
West African Seashellsp 136
Shells of Gabonp 39/52
Guide to Shells of Papua New Guineap 5/1
Philippine Marine MolluscsVol. 1, p 108; Pl. 306/4
Shells of New Guinea & Central Pacificp 5/18
European Seashellsp 287/27
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
Synonyms
Janthina ianthina Link, H.F., 1807
Shells of Vietnamp 108
Fragilis fragilis Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1816
Australian Marine Shells Part 1p 281
Shells of Vietnamp 108
Janthina (Violetta) communis Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1822 : St Helena
Shells of Vietnamp 108
Janthina planispirata Adams, A. & L.A. Reeve, 1850
Shells of Vietnamp 108
Janthina contorta Carpenter, P.P., 1857
Australian Marine Shells Part 1p 281
Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil.
Janthina striolata Carpenter, P.P., 1857
Australian Marine Shells Part 1p 281
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 Japanp 135
Molluscs of Okinawap 83/9
Shells of Vietnamp 108
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 Mųrch, O.A.L., 1860
Australian Marine Shells Part 1p 281
Shells of Vietnamp 109
cameraImage Acknowledgments
1 Eddie Hardy
2 Eddie Hardy
3 Alberto Villari
4 @ Igor V. Ilyukhin
5 Jacksonville Shell Club
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