WoRMS taxon details
Janthina globosa Swainson, 1822
AphiaID: 214493
AphiaID: 214493
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > [unassigned] Caenogastropoda (Order) > Epitonioidea (Superfamily) > Janthinidae (Family) > Janthina (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Species | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Janthina Röding, 1798 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Janthina decollata Carpenter, 1857 Janthina elongata Maravigna, 1838 Janthina iricolor Reeve, 1858 Janthina nana Gray, 1842 Janthina nitens Menke, 1828 (junior synonym) Janthina nitens var. atlantica Mörch, 1860 Janthina nitens var. minor Monterosato, 1878 Janthina payraudeaui Locard, 1900 Janthina prolongata Blainville, 1822 Janthina splendens Monterosato, 1884 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sources |
source of synonymy: Laursen, D. 1953. The genus Ianthina: A monograph. Dana Report 38: 1-40, pl. 1. [details] from synonym: 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] [view taxon] context source (Deepsea): Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distribution | Aldabra [details] Canadian Exclusive Economic Zone [Pacific part] (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Caribbean Sea [details] Cuba [details] European waters (ERMS scope) (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] FAO fishing area 67 (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Greek Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Jamaica [details] Lesser Antilles [details] Mascarene Basin [details] Mozambique (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] North East Pacific (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] North Pacific (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Puerto Rico [details] Red Sea [details] San Andres [details] South Africa (country) (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Tanzania [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Links | To Biodiversity Heritage Library (49 publications) To PESI To ITIS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note |
Description: Thin shell up to 4 cm, with a well inflated body whorl. Columella long and straight; notch in centre of outer lip margin. Colour light violet. Habitat: planktonic. Distribution: Pan-tropical. (Richmond, 1997). [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:214493 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Citation: Rosenberg, G.; Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2013). Janthina globosa Swainson, 1822. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=214493 on 2013-05-23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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