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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Janthinidae
Janthina janthina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Ianthina ianthina [sic]
Ianthina janthina [sic]
Janthina janthina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Helix janthina Linnaeus, 1758
Helix violacea Bolten, 1798
Janthina fragilis Lamarck, 1801
Janthina communis Lamarck, 1822
Janthina bicolor Lesson, 1826
Janthina planospirata Adams & Reeve, 1850
Janthina contorta Carpenter, 1857
Janthina roseola Reeve, 1858
Ianthina balteata Reeve, 1858
Unknown Ianthina smithiae Reeve, 1858
Janthina carpenteri Mörch, 1860
Common Name
Large Viotet Snail p.298, pl.809 Coleman, N. 1975.
Common Violet Sea Snail p.134, pl.135 Wilson, B 2002.
Distribution
Rehder, 1980 (Rehde1980x15): "A pelagic species found in tropical and subtropical waters..."; Southern Australia {WILSON1993A}
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): New South Wales
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Western Australia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: Hawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
ABRS Regions: Australia: Tasmania
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Tasmania
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia: Persian Gulf (=Arabian Gulf)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Papua New Guinea
ABRS Regions: Australia: Victoria
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Victoria
ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Western Australia
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: SW coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Tas. coast
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia: Maldives
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
Subba Rao, N. V. 2003. p.220
ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Northern Territory
ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Seychelles
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Seychelles: Outer Islands: Amirantes
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia: India (W)
Subba Rao, N. V. 2003. p.220
Keywords
habitat: water column Rehder, H.A. 1980. p. 52
References
AMS Loose Leaf System . p.Janthinidae Contains synonymy
Bennett, I. 1966. p.40 Contains synonymy
Cotton, B.C. 1959. p.376 Distribution
Dufo 1840. p.196 Distribution
Graham, A. 1954. p.1 [ Reproductive tract
] Anatomy
Hinton, A. 1972. p.4 Secondary source
Kay, E.A. 1979. p.158 [ Fig 55 B
] General reference
Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962. p.118-9 General reference
Melvill, J.C. & Standen, R. 1901. p.353 Distribution
Rippingale, O.H. & McMichael, D.F. 1961. p.51 Secondary source
Satyamurti, S.T. 1952. p.90-1 Secondary source
Smith, E.A. 1903. p.616 Secondary source
Subba Rao, N. V. 2003. p.220 General reference
Tenison-Woods, J.E. 1879. p.43 Secondary source
Wells, F.E. & Bryce, C.W. 1986. p.60 Secondary source
Wilson, B. 1993. p.281 General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Hypsogastropoda
Ptenoglossa
Epitonioidea
Janthinidae
Janthina Röding, 1798
Janthina janthina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=10290) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-05-02.