• (n.) Any gastropod of the genus Ianthina, of which various species are found living in mid ocean; -- called also purple shell, and violet snail.
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<marine biology> Any gastropod of the genus Ianthina, of which various species are found living in mid ocean; called also purple shell, and violet snail. ... It floats at the surface by means of a raft, which it constructs by forming and uniting together air bubbles of hardened mucus. The Tyrian purple of the ancients was obtained in part fro...
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I·an'thi·na noun ;
plural Latin
Ianthinæ , English
Ianthinas . [ New Latin , from Latin
ianthinus violet-blue, Greek ...; ... violet + ... flower.]
(Zoology) Any gastropod of the genus
Ianthina , of which various species are found living in mid ocean...
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Ianthina (purple shell or violet snail) is a genus of beautiful pelagic gastropods of a violet colour. They float at the surface of the sea, with the thin shells upturned and feed on various kinds of jelly-fish. A special peculiarity is the 'raft', which is attached to the foot, and has the egg capsules suspended from its under surface. This raft o...
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