Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Epitonioidea Phylum Mollusca | Class Gastropoda Scientific name Janthinidae Rank Family | |
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Similar Janthina, Janthina janthina, Capulidae, Hipponicidae, Planaxidae |
Janthinidae, common name the purple snails or violet snails, are a family of pelagic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the informal group Ptenoglossa of the clade Hypsogastropoda.
This planktonic group has modified its foot to produce "rafts" of mucus bubbles used in flotation.
Genera
Genera in the family Janthinidae include:
References
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