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Janthina exigua   Lamarck, 1816

Dwarf janthina
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: C: Refs. 83435, 109264.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Rosenberg, G., 2009
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Dwarf purple sea-snail, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Gastropoda > Neotaenioglossa () > Janthinidae ()

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Pelagic; depth range 0 - 37 m (Ref. 75700).   Subtropical; 28°N - 34°S, 87°E - 0°E (Ref. 83435)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Atlantic, Pacific and the Mediterranean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.5 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Live specimens frequently cast up on the beaches (Ref. 88739). Pelagic (Ref. 109264).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the order Neotaenioglossa are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Templado, J. and R. Villanueva. 2010. (Ref. 85339)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Estimates based on models

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.