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Family Janthinidae

CIRCUMTROPICAL

Janthina exigua

DWARF VIOLET SNAIL

A tiny shell found on the beach after storms.  Blue-purple with a V-shaped notch in the outer lip.  Attains diameter of 0.75 inch.  Worldwide in warm seas.