APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

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Violet snail
Janthina janthina
- snail and bubble raft 1

Violet snail
Janthina janthina
- front view and snail mouth 1

Violet snail
Janthina janthina
- violet snail eating Velella 1

Violet snail
Janthina janthina
- violet snail foot and raft 1

Violet snail
Janthina janthina
- snail with By the Wind Sailor 1

Violet snail
Janthina janthina
- violet snail side view 1

Violet snail
Janthina janthina
- violet snail side view 2

Violet snail
Janthina janthina
- snail washed up on beach 1

Violet snail
Janthina janthina
- bubble raft 1

Violet snail
Janthina janthina
- from museum collection 1

Violet snail
Janthina janthina
- shell 1

Violet snail
Janthina janthina
- shell with rule 1

Violet snail
Janthina janthina
- shell underside 1

Images of species taken at Sennen Cove, Penwith, Cornwall; and of the same animals in a marine tank later in the day. 08.06.11. Species was found washed up after severals days of persistant westerly wind. The snail was also found with its prey, a hydroid, Velella velella, commonly known as By the wind sailor.

Also photograph from small late 19th Century shell collection at Penlee House Gallery and Museum, Penzance, Cornwall. 22.09.11.

Scientific and European Names:
Janthina janthina, Helix janthina, Janthina affinis, Janthina africana, Janthina alba, Janthina balteata, Janthina bicolor, Janthina bicolor var. major, Janthina bicolor var. minor, Janthina britannica, Janthina carpenteri, Janthina carpenteri var. contorta, Janthina casta, Janthina coeruleata, Janthina communis, Janthina costae, Janthina depressa, Janthina fibula, Janthina fragilis, Janthina fragilis var. spiraelata, Janthina grandis, Janthina involuta, Janthina orbignyi, Janthina penicephela, Janthina planispirata, Janthina roseala, Janthina rotundata, Janthina smithiae, Janthina striulata, Janthina striulata var. contorta, Janthina trochoidea, Janthina violacea, Janthina vulgaris, Bubble raft shell, Common purple sea snail, Purple sea snail, Violet snail, Flosschnecke, Veilchenschnecke.

The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help

people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.