james269's Identifications

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5 photos

What

Dwarf Violet Snail (Janthina exigua)

Observer

pjd1

Date

April 14, 2017

Place

Kapiti Island Nature Reserve, Rangatira Boulder Bank (northern end) (Google, OSM)

Description

Uncommon. Scattered specimens strewn along beach. Associated with Argonauta nodosa (see for example http://naturewatch.org.nz/observations/5877500) - presumably washed in with Cyclone Cooke (though none that I saw were occupied)

Dwarf Violet Snail - Photo (c) Saryu Mae, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Saryu Mae
james269's ID: Dwarf Violet Snail (Janthina exigua)
Added on November 10, 2019
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