Janthinoidea

Janthinoidea
Janthina janthina sea snail with its bubble raft, washed up on the east shore of the island of Maui, Hawaii
Janthina janthina sea snail with its bubble raft, washed up on the east shore of the island of Maui
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Suborder: Ptenoglossa
Superfamily: Janthinoidea
Lamarck 1810
Families

Janthinoidea is a superfamily of sea snails containing wentletraps (Epitoniidae) and surfing snails (Janthinidae). It includes species that have tethered egg masses, some of which are used for flotation.[1]

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