Genus of gastropods
Janthina
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A drawing of a live Janthina janthina with its bubble raft intact
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Scientific classification
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Domain:
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Eukaryota
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Kingdom:
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Animalia
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Phylum:
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Mollusca
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Class:
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Gastropoda
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Subclass:
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Caenogastropoda
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Superfamily:
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Epitonioidea
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Family:
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Epitoniidae
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Genus:
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Janthina Röding, 1798
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Species
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See text
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Synonyms[1]
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- 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
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Janthina is a genus of small to medium-sized pelagic or planktonic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Epitoniidae.[1][2]