Ianthina globosaSwainson, 1822b, pl. 85, middle [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Not stated Range: 32.3°N to 34°S; 97°W to 0°W Depth: 0 m (live 0 m) Maximum Reported Size: 20 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida; USA: Texas; Colombia: Offshore islands; Venezuela: unlocalized; Bermuda, Cuba: North Havana Province, North Matanzas; Jamaica, Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; Brazil: Ceara, Fernando de Noronha, Alagoas, Trindade Island, Sao Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul; Oceanic, Ascension Island; Eastern Atlantic: St. Helena References: E. A. Smith (1890b, c); Princz (1982a); Díaz & Puyana (1994) M; Fernández Milera (1998) Comments: Has priority over J. globosa Blainville, 1822 (January vs. August). Blainville's taxon is a synonym of J. umbilicata. See also J. globosa auct., = J. exigua or J. pallida. Combining Genera: Violetta
Janthina nitens var. atlanticaMörch, 1860b, p. 280 [Synonym] Type Locality: Méditerranée; Narbonne; Naples; Océan atlantique References: Laursen (1953) s
Ianthina decollata Carpenter, 1857, [Synonym] References: Laursen (1953) s
Ianthina elongata Maravigna, 1838, [Synonym] Attributed to: Blainville References: Laursen (1953) s
Ianthina iricolorReeve, 1858b, pl. 5, fig. 23a-b [Synonym] Type Locality: Not stated References: Laursen (1953) s
Janthina nitens var. minorMonterosato, 1878b, p. 95 [Not available] Type Locality: Mediterranean and Adriatic References: Laursen (1953) s Comments: Nude name.
Ianthina nana Gray, 1842, [Synonym] References: Laursen (1953) s
Ianthina nitens Menke, 1828, [Synonym] References: Laursen (1953) s
Janthina pallida auct. non Thompson, 1840, [Not available] Comments: Misidentification.
Janthina payraudeaui Locard, 1900, [Synonym] References: Laursen (1953) s
Janthina prolongataBlainville, 1822, p. 155, not figured [Synonym] Type Locality: l'île de France Range: 34.5°N to 28°N; 97°W to 76.5°W Depth: 0 to 13 m Maximum Reported Size: 38.5 mm Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Texas References: Laursen (1953) M; Porter (1974) DNE; Abbott (1974) s Comments: Janthina globosa Swainson, 1822 January) has several months priority over J. prolongata Blainville, 1822 (August).
Janthina roseaAnton, 1838, p. 50 [Synonym] Type Locality: Not stated Maximum Reported Size: 19.6 mm References: Anton (1838) M; Rosenberg (herein) s Comments: Laursen (1953) incorrectly calls this a nomen nudum, and places it in the synonymy of J. pallida. Anton's description, however, matches that of J. globosa, mentioning in particular the siphonlike extension of the aperture that distinguishes J. globosa from J. pallida.
Ianthina splendens Monterosato, 1884, [Synonym] References: Laursen (1953) s
Partial List of References
Anton, H. E. 1838. Verzeichniss der Conchylien xvi + 110 pp. [Stated date: 09 Oct 1838.] Blainville, H. M. de. 1822. Janthine, Janthina. (Malacoz.) Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 24 148-155 Paris. [True date: -- Aug 1822.] Monterosato, [T. A.] di. 1878. Enumerazione e sinonimia delle conchiglie Mediterranee Giornale di Scienze Naturali ed Economiche 13 61-115. Mörch, O. A. L. 1860. Matériaux pour servir à l'histoire de la famille des Janthines Journal de Conchyliologie 8 261-285. [Stated date: -- Jul 1860.] Reeve, L. 1858. Monograph of the genus Ianthina Conchologia Iconica 11 pls. 1-5 [Stated date: -- Dec 1858.] Swainson, W. 1822. Zoological Illustrations, or Original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of Ornithology, Entomology, and Conchology and arranged on the principles of Cuvier and other modern zoologists Zoological Illustrations (1)2 pls. 84-119. Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy and W. Wood: London.
