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.[1]
Janthina exigua | |
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Janthina exigua | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Epitonioidea |
Family: | Epitoniidae |
Genus: | Janthina |
Species: | J. exigua
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Binomial name | |
Janthina exigua Lamarck, 1816
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Synonyms[1] | |
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This species is pelagic, and occurs around the world in tropical waters, in other words it is circumequatorial.[1]
It has been recorded from:
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 0 m.[2]