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Janthina umbilicata d'Orbigny, 1847

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  family Janthinidae - Purple Sea Snails »  genus Janthina

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Janthina umbilicata

Author: Sowerby, G.B. (II)

Janthina umbilicata

Author: Kensley, B.

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Africa: South Africa, Asia: Oman

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Description

5mm. Description as for J. globose but smaller, with large, protruding protoconch and an umbilicus not covered by columellar lip. Habitat: floats passively, sometimes beached. Distribution: Masirah Island.
Bosch, D.T., Dance, S.P., Moolenbeek, R.G. en Oliver, G., 1995. Seashells of Eastern Arabia.
Author: Jan Delsing

Links and literature

EN Galli C.: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base July 10, 2013 [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/WMSDhome....] [as Janthina umbilicata D'Orbigny, 1840]
Data retrieved on: 23 November 2013
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