Janthina janthina

Violet Sea Snail

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Epitoniidae

Collected by: D. Thaanum
Date: April 1, 1923
Locality: Laysan Island
Island: Laysan
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 25.7692, -171.7334
Record type: Preservedspecimen

33 Bishop specimens of Janthina janthina · collected 1913–1977Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On April 1, 1923, D. Thaanum also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Janthina janthina. BPBM 65985. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37292971. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/65985.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37292971 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026