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Class
Gastropoda 
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Class_C
腹足綱 
Order
Heterogastropoda 
Order_C
異腹足目 
Family
Janthinidae 
Family_C
紫螺科 
Genus_C
 
Scientific Name
Violetta globosa
Nomenclator
(Swainson, 1823) 
Chinese Name
琉璃紫螺  China Name
Chinese Common Name
 
Synonym
prolongata Blainville, 1822; nitens Menke, 1828 
English Common Name
 
Area
台灣
Taiwan
Distribution
Habitat
本種為漂浮性貝類,分佈於全世界暖海域。
Shell Character
殼近球狀,質薄。體螺層極大,螺塔小,殼表紫色,越近臍孔顏色越深,縫合線深。螺軸彎曲,殼口大,近圓形,臍孔小,被軸唇遮蓋。本種為漂浮性貝類,分佈於全世界暖海域。
Reference
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