Janthina exiguaLamarck, 1816, pl. 456, figs. 2a-b [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Not stated Range: 28°N to 34°S; 87°W to 0°W Depth: 0 m (live 0 m) Maximum Reported Size: 15.3 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: Florida Keys; Mexico: Quintana Roo; Cuba: Havana Province; Jamaica, Brazil: Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe, Sao Paulo, Parana, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul; Oceanic; Eastern Atlantic: St. Helena References: Melvill (1881); E. A. Smith (1890b); Laursen (1953) ME; Ev. Marcus (1958)
Ianthina bifidaReeve, 1858b, pl. 5, fig. 25a-b [Not available] Attributed to: Nuttall Type Locality: Sandwich Islands References: Laursen (1953) s Comments: Nude name in Jay (1839:68, 1850:295).
Janthina capreolata Montrouzier, 1860, [Synonym] References: Laursen (1953) s
Janthina globosa auct. non Swainson, 1822, [Not available] Comments: Misidentification by Andrews (1977).
Janthina incisa Philippi, 1848, [Synonym] References: Laursen (1953) s
Ianthina nitida A. Adams, 1861, [Synonym] References: Laursen (1953) s
Janthina vinsoni Deshayes, 1863, [Synonym] References: Laursen (1953) s
Partial List of References
Lamarck, [J. B.] 1816. Tableau Encyclopédique et Méthodique des Trois Règnes de la Nature [iii] + 16 pp., pls. 391-431, 431 bis, 431 bis*, 432-488. Veuve Agasse: Paris. Reeve, L. 1858. Monograph of the genus Ianthina Conchologia Iconica 11 pls. 1-5 [Stated date: -- Dec 1858.]
