Pale janthina

About this species

Janthina pallida, also known as the pale janthina, is a species of holoplanktonic sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Epitoniidae, the violet snails or purple storm snails.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 5 records
February: 5 records
March: 10 records
April: 43 records
May: 113 records
June: 34 records
July: 14 records
August: 5 records
September: 6 records
October: 2 records
November: 5 records
December: 6 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 21–312 m · Deepest record: 312 m

20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 1 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110–120 m: 0 records
120–130 m: 0 records
130+ m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 11–27 °C

10–12 °C: 3 records
12–14 °C: 1 records
14–16 °C: 0 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 5 records
20–22 °C: 24 records
22–24 °C: 8 records
24–26 °C: 5 records
26–28 °C: 35 records

Photos

(c) Edoardo Razzetti, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Henry de Lange, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Peter Crowcroft, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) anasacuta, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Pale janthina, Pale violet sea-snail, Pallid janthina, pale janthina, Pale Janthina, pale violet sea-snail, pallid janthina

Names in 2 more languages

German: Blasse Veilchenschnecke
Japanese: ハブタエルリガイ

Other scientific names: Ianthina pallida, Ianthina striolata

Similar species

Dwarf janthina
Janthina exigua
Bubble raft shell
Janthina janthina
elongate janthina
Janthina globosa
Epitonium jukesianum
Lamellose Wentletrap
Gyroscala commutata
Acrilla acuminata

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
174 open-data records from 1903 to 2017.
Species data updated November 3, 2026.