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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	24 191929 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Janthina spp.
Rank:	Genus

CAAB category: 24 - Mollusca - Gastropoda Gastropods (univalve molluscs, slugs, snails etc.) Family: 24 191 Epitoniidae (wentletraps) - show full list Common Name: [a violet snail] Organism Type: a violet snail Synonyms: Kaneconcha spp. Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Marine unspecified Pelagic, Epipelagic (0-200m, Oceanic) Parent Codes: 24 191000     Epitoniidae Child Codes: 24 191119     Janthina exigua 24 191117     Janthina globosa 24 191118     Janthina janthina 24 191120     Janthina pallida 24 191121     Janthina umbilicata Previous Codes (if any): 24 190901

Taxon Notes:	This genus was previously placed in a separate family, Janthinidae. This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to this level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available.
Identifiers:	AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:b76f4bb3-b6dc-4603-9b3c-f45bc96b16dc Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia

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Scientific Name verified against:

Beu, A.G., 2017. Evolution of the Janthina and Recluzia (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Epitoniidae)., Records of the Australian Museum, Vol. 69(3): 119-222. . doi.org/10.3853/j.2201-4349.69.2017.1666 doi:10.3853/j.2201-4349.69.2017.1666