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Family Janthinidae
CIRCUMTROPICAL
Janthina janthina
COMMON VIOLET SNAIL
| Ninety percent of violet shells washed ashore are this species, and
only a few storms each year are productive. Dorsally compressed with
a lilac dorsum and violet base. Attains
diameter of 1.6 inches, 40 mm. Warm seas worldwide. |
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