Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Subclass Caenogastropoda > Order [unassigned] Caenogastropoda > Superfamily Epitonioidea > Family Janthinidae > Genus Janthina

Janthina pallida W. Thompson, 1840

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

JanthinaRöding, 1798accepted genus name
Amethistina [sic] orthographic variant
Amethistina [sic] synonym

Species group names

Amethistina laeta Monterosato, 1884 synonym
Janthina patula Philippi, 1844 synonym

Literature

original description

Thompson, W. (1840). Contributions towards a knowledge of the Mollusca Nudibranchia and Mollusca Tunicata of Ireland, with descriptions of some apparently new species of Invertebrata. Annals of Natural History, 5: 84-102, pl. 2

basis of record

Laursen, D. 1953. The genus Ianthina: A monograph. Dana Report 38: 1-40, pl. 1.

additional source

ITIS database

Genbank

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Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications)
GBIF

Citation

Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Janthina pallida W. Thompson, 1840. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140157

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

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Last modified

2010-02-25 by Philippe Bouchet

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