Ianthina janthina (L.)
(a prosobranch mollusc)

Interactions where Ianthina janthina is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
adult adult is predator of Porpita a genus of hydrozoans Anthoathecata: Porpitidae British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscs, Graham, A., 1971
 /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Janthinidae/Ianthina janthina/Ianthina janthinaa prosobranch molluscadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Cnidaria/Hydrozoa/Anthoathecata/Porpitidae/Porpita/Porpitaa genus of hydrozoans
adult adult is predator of Velella velella By-the-wind Sailor, By-the-wind-sailor Anthoathecata: Porpitidae British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscs, Graham, A., 1971
 /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Janthinidae/Ianthina janthina/Ianthina janthinaa prosobranch molluscadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Cnidaria/Hydrozoa/Anthoathecata/Porpitidae/Velella velella/Velella velellaby-the-wind sailor, by-the-wind-sailor

Author & YearTitleSource
Graham, A., 1971British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscsSynopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 2, ed 1 edition, 112pp, The Linnean Society of London

Ianthina janthina (a prosobranch mollusc) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesIanthina janthina (a prosobranch mollusc)
GenusIanthina (a genus of prosobranch molluscs)
FamilyJANTHINIDAE (violet snails)
SuperfamilyEPITONIOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
SubclassCAENOGASTROPODA (a subclass of molluscs)
ClassGASTROPODA (slugs and snails)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Ianthina janthina (a prosobranch mollusc) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Ianthina janthina (a prosobranch mollusc):

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