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Violet Sea Snail

Janthina janthina

2,649 observations in the source records

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 84, February 56, March 53, April 21, May 7, June 11, July 21, August 41, September 52, October 85, November 38, December 44.
Australia513
United States488
New South Wales329
Portugal232
COIMBRA111
Western Australia91
AVEIRO90
South Africa83
Hawaii61
New Zealand58

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassGastropods · Gastropoda
FamilyWentletrap and Violet Snails · Epitoniidae
GenusViolet Snails · Janthina

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