Janthina exigua

Globose Violet Snail at Tathra, NSW

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Identification history

Janthina exigua	18 Dec 2016	David64
Janthina exigua	18 Dec 2016	Jennyncmg
Janthina exigua	18 Dec 2016	David64
Janthina janthina	14 Dec 2016	KerryVance

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Washed up with bluebottles

1 comment

Jennyncmg wrote:

15 Dec 2016

I think this is J exigua because its underside (the part showing in the photo) is so dark and you can glimpse some pinkish eggs attached to the bubbles

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Location information

Coordinates 149.983214 -36.737003
Places Tathra, NSW

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
7 Dec 2016 12:00 AM Recorded on
KerryVance Recorded by
Collections
Marine Invertebrates Sea Shells, Sea Slugs, Octopuses & allies (Mollusca) Sea Snails, Limpets (Gastropoda, excluding Euthyneura) KerryVance South Coast NatureMapr

Species information

Janthina exigua Scientific name
Globose Violet Snail Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
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