Janthina exigua Lamarck, 1816 is a animal in the Epitoniidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Janthina exigua Lamarck, 1816

Janthina exigua Lamarck, 1816

Janthina exigua is a 0 m depth pelagic tropical gastropod species with a maximum 15.3 mm shell length.

Family
Genus
Janthina
Order
Class
Gastropoda

About Janthina exigua Lamarck, 1816

Janthina exigua Lamarck, 1816 has a maximum recorded shell length of 15.3 mm. This pelagic species is found globally in tropical, circumequatorial waters. Confirmed recorded locations include the Atlantic Ocean, British Isles, European waters, Madagascar, Mascarene Plateau, Mediterranean Sea, Mozambique, the Pacific Ocean, South Africa, and the West Coast of Ireland. Its habitat ranges from a minimum recorded depth of 0 m to a maximum recorded depth of 0 m.

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Taxonomy

Animalia โ€บ Mollusca โ€บ Gastropoda โ€บ โ€บ Epitoniidae โ€บ Janthina

More from Epitoniidae

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