Janthina

Janthina
A drawing of a live Janthina janthina with its bubble raft intact
A drawing of a live Janthina janthina with its bubble raft intact
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Superfamily: Epitonioidea
Family: Epitoniidae
Genus: Janthina
Röding, 1798
Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Achates Gistel, 1848 (unnecessary substitute name for Janthina)
  • † Acrybia (Hartungia) Bronn, 1861
  • Amethistina [sic] (misspelling for Ametistina Schinz, 1825)
  • Ametistina Schinz, 1825 (suppressed by ICZN Opinion 989)
  • † Hartungia Bronn, 1861
  • † Heligmope Tate, 1893
  • Ianthina (Ianthina is an emendation or an incorrect subsequent spelling of Janthina. It was used indifferently with Janthina by 19th century authors and has remained sporadically in use throughout the 20th century.)
  • Ianthina (Iodina) Mörch, 1860
  • Iodes Mörch, 1860
  • Iodina Mörch, 1860
  • Janthina (Achates) Gistel, 1848
  • Janthina (Iodes) Mörch, 1860
  • Janthina (Iodina) Mörch, 1860
  • Janthinus Montfort, 1810 (unjustified emendation of Janthina)
  • Jantina [sic] (misspelling)
  • † Kaneconcha Kaim, Tucholke & Warén, 2012
  • † Parajanthina Tomida & Itoigawa, 1982 †
  • Violetta Iredale, 1929

Janthina is a genus of small to medium-sized pelagic or planktonic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Epitoniidae.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Gofas, S. (2011). Janthina Röding, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138092 on 2011-11-01
  2. ^ Beu, Alan G. (2017). "Evolution of Janthina and Recluzia (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Epitoniidae)". Records of the Australian Museum. 69 (3): 119–222. doi:10.3853/j.2201-4349.69.2017.1666.