| Janthina exigua | |
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| Janthina exigua | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Epitonioidea |
| Family: | Epitoniidae |
| Genus: | Janthina |
| Species: | J. exigua |
| Binomial name | |
| Janthina exigua Lamarck, 1816 | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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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]
This species is pelagic, and occurs around the world in tropical waters, in other words it is circumequatorial. [1]
It has been recorded from:
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 0 m. [2]
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