Janthina exigua

Jathina exigua
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda informal group Ptenoglossa
Superfamily:	Epitonioidea
Family:	Janthinidae
Genus:	Janthina
Species:	J. exigua
Binomial name
Janthina exigua Lamarck, 1816
Synonyms
Janthina bifida Nuttall, 1850 Janthina capreolata Montrouzier, 1860 Janthina incisa Philippi, 1848 Janthina nitida A. Adams, 1861 Janthina striata Montrouzier, 1860 Janthina vinsoni Deshayes, 1863

clade Hypsogastropoda
informal group Ptenoglossa

Janthina exigua, also known as the dwarf janthina, is a species of small holoplanktonic sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Janthinidae, the violet snails or purple storm snails.

This species is pelagic, and occurs around the world in tropical waters, in other words it is circumequatorial.

It has been recorded from:

The maximum recorded shell length is 15.3 mm.

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 0 m.

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