ianthina
See also: Ianthina
English
Noun
ianthina (plural ianthinas)
- Any of the family Janthinidae of violet snails.
- 1949, Ray Smith Bassler, Shelled creatures and geological history
- But a clammy feeling soon dampened his enthusiasm, and he looked down to find his fine white suit streaked with violet where the ianthinas had discharged their ink.
- 1949, Ray Smith Bassler, Shelled creatures and geological history
References
Janthinidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Janthinidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Janthinidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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