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MolluscaBase taxon detailsJanthina exigua Lamarck, 1816
140154 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140154)
accepted
Species
Ianthina bifida Reeve, 1858 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Ianthina exigua Lamarck, 1816 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Ianthina vinsoni Deshayes, 1863 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Janthina capreolata Montrouzier, 1859 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Janthina courcellei Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Janthina incisa R. A. Philippi, 1849 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Janthina nana J. E. Gray, 1850 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Janthina striata Montrouzier, 1860 · unaccepted (unavailable name)
Janthina vinsoni Deshayes, 1863 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Jantina vinsoni Deshayes, 1863 · unaccepted (misspelling of genus)
marine,
recent + fossil
Lamarck, [J. B. P. A. de M. de]. (1816). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature, Mollusques et polypes divers. Part 23 [Livraison 84, 14 December 1816], Tome 3, pp. 1-16, pls. 391-431, 431 bis, 431 bis*, 432-488, Paris: Vve Agasse., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37162278
page(s): 12 [details]
Nomenclature ICZN opinion 989: specific name of type species of Iodina Mörch, 1860
Nomenclature ICZN opinion 989: specific name of type species of Iodina Mörch, 1860 [details] Distribution Pelagic, circumequatoriaal
Distribution Pelagic, circumequatoriaal [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Janthina exigua Lamarck, 1816. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140154 on 2025-06-30
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original description
Lamarck, [J. B. P. A. de M. de]. (1816). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature, Mollusques et polypes divers. Part 23 [Livraison 84, 14 December 1816], Tome 3, pp. 1-16, pls. 391-431, 431 bis, 431 bis*, 432-488, Paris: Vve Agasse., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37162278
page(s): 12 [details] original description (of Janthina incisa R. A. Philippi, 1849) Philippi, R. A. (1849). Centuria altera testaceorum novorum. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie.</em> 5(7): 99-112 [January 1849]; 5(8): 123-128; 5(9): 129-144: 5(10): 145-150 [all March 1849]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16292293 page(s): 149 [details] original description (of Ianthina bifida 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 capreolata Montrouzier, 1859) Montrouzier [X.]. (1859 ["1858"]). Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de l'Archipel Calédonien (2è article). <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 7: 373-375., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15863346 [details] original description (of Janthina nana J. E. Gray, 1850) Gray, J. E. (1850). [text]. In: Gray, M. E., <i>Figures of molluscous animals, selected from various authors</i>. Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, London. Vol. 4, iv + 219 pp. (August) [Frontispiece (portrait of Mrs. Gray); pp. ii–iv (preface); 1–62 (explanation of plates 1–312 in Volumes 1–3); pp. 63–124 (systematic arrangement of figures); 127–219 (reprint of Gray 1847). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11632090 [details]  original description (of Janthina courcellei Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889) Rochebrune A.T. de & Mabille J. (1889). Mollusques. <i>in</i>: Mission Scientifique du Cap Horn 1882-1883. Tome 6 (Zoologie 2, part 8). <em>Paris, Gauthiers-Villars.</em> H.1-H.129, pls. 1-8., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/105001 page(s): 45-46, pl. 6 fig. 3 [details] original description (of Janthina vinsoni Deshayes, 1863) Deshayes, G. P. (1863). Catalogue des mollusques de l'île de la Réunion (Bourbon). Pp. 1-144. In Maillard, L. (Ed.) Notes sur l'Ile de la Réunion. Dentu, Paris. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13068117 page(s): 94, pl. 11, figs 9-11. [details] basis of record Laursen, D. 1953. The genus Ianthina: A monograph. Dana Report 38: 1-40, pl. 1. [details] 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 Albany, R. L. (1940). A new character of the early stages of the mollusc <i>Janthina exigua</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 54(2): 73., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8519228 [details] additional source Grove, S. 2011. The Seashells of Tasmania: A Comprehensive Guide. Taroona, Australia: Taroona Publications. [vi], 81. page(s): 40 [details] additional source Maxwell, P. A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. Pp 232-254 in Gordon, D. P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details] additional source Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [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]  Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature ICZN opinion 989: specific name of type species of Iodina Mörch, 1860 [details]Unreviewed
Distribution Pelagic, circumequatoriaal [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Janthina capreolata Montrouzier, 1859)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (83 publications) To Conchology (Janthina exigua) To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Janthina exigua) To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 2 proteins) To Malacopics (Janthina capreolata Montrouzier,1859 SYNTYPE New Caledonia, Nord, Îles Belep, Île Ar... To Malacopics (Janthina exigua Lamarck,1816 Spain, Canarias, Fuerteventura) To Malacopics (Janthina exigua Lamarck,1816) To PESI To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection To ITIS |
