Janthina exigua
Species of gastropod
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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]
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| Live Janthina exigua retracted into its shell | |
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| Shell of Janthina exigua | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | incertae sedis |
| Superfamily: | Epitonioidea |
| Family: | Epitoniidae |
| Genus: | Janthina |
| Species: | J. exigua |
| Binomial name | |
| Janthina exigua Lamarck, 1816 | |
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Distribution
This species is pelagic, and occurs around the world in tropical waters, in other words it is circumequatorial.[1]
It has been recorded from:
- The Atlantic Ocean[1]
- British Isles[1]
- European waters[1]
- Madagascar[1]
- Mascarene Plateau[1]
- Mediterranean Sea[1]
- Mozambique[1]
- The Pacific Ocean[1]
- South Africa[1]
- The West Coast of Ireland[1]