Natura Croatica Issue number: Natura Croatica, Vol. 19 No.1

Novi nalaz Janthina globosa Swainson, 1822 (Mollusca, Gastropoda) u istočnom dijelu Jadranskog mora

Authors: Mirjana Legac, Henk K. Mienis

Authors and affiliation

  • Mirjana Legac Natural History Museum Rijeka, Lorenzov prolaz 1, 51 000 Rijeka, Croatia
  • Henk K. Mienis National Natural History Collections, Berman Building, Hebrew University, IL-91904 Jerusalem, Israel

Abstract

Two specimens of the holo-planktonic gastropod Janthina globosa Swainson, 1822 (Janthinidae) were collected by M. Legac in the waters around the island of Rab. This constitutes a new finding of this uncommon species in the northern part of the Croatian coast.

Keywords

Gastropoda, Janthinidae, Janthina globosa, Adriatic Sea