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Family Janthinidae

CIRCUMTROPICAL

Janthina prolonga

Waimanalo, Oahu

GLOBULAR VIOLET SNAIL

Rare on beach after storms.  Purple with inflated whorls.  Attains height of 1.5 inch.  Worldwide in warm seas.  Formerly known as Janthina globosa.