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Dear Ed,
Janthina and Recluzia belong both to the Janthinidae.
While Janthina is closely associated and feeds on Velella, Physalia and
Porpita,
all blue-violet hosts, Recluzia is associated among others with pelagic sea
anemones
of the genus Minyas, which are of a (pale-)brownish colour like the shells
of Recluzia.
Best regards,
Henk K. Mienis
Curator National Mollusc Collection
Dept. Evolution, Systematics & Ecology
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
IL-91904 Jerusalem, Israel
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----- Original Message -----
From: Eddie Clamp <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 8:22 PM
Subject: Janthinidae
> Hi
> Thanks very much for the very useful info on Recluzia that you sent me.
The
> info I received was all about West Indies, Atlantic species. Mine are
from
> Australia. Anyone know the Superfamily/family of the species?
>
>
> After much trading I now also have a fine collection of Janthina which
> include the following:
>
> Janthina balteata Röding Japan Kushimoto
> Janthina exigua Lamarck USA Surfside beach, Texas
> Janthina globosa Swainson Africa Natal, South Africa
> Janthina globosa Swainson Japan Kushimoto
> Janthina globosa Swainson USA Florida
> Janthina janthina Linne Cyprus Ayia Thekla
> Janthina janthina Linne Cyprus Cape Andreas
> Janthina janthina Linne Australia Frazer Island
> Janthina janthina Linne Australia Frazer Island
> Janthina janthina Linne Jordan Aqaba
> Janthina janthina Linne USA Fort Lauderdale, Florida
> Janthina pallida Harvey Spain Malaga
> Janthina pallida Thompson USA Florida
> Janthina violacea Röding New Zealand Munriwai beach
>
>
> My library give three species exigua, globosa and exigua although my Med.
> Sea Shells Cyprus mentions fragilis Lam. Is there anyone out there who can
> cast their eyes over my list and say whether some of the above are the
same
> specie with a different name. For instance I cannot confirm or deny the
> author of pallida as Harvey or Thompson. Of course I cannot definitely
> identify all of the above myself and do not currently have a scanner. Give
> us a hand folks. Please help me!!!
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Ed
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