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Ianthinas
Ianthina I*an"thi*na, n.; pl. L. Ianthin[ae], E. Ianthinas. [NL., fr. L. ianthinus violet-blue, Gr. ?; ? violet + ? flower.] (Zo["o]l.) Any gastropod of the genus Ianthina, of which various species are found living in mid ocean; -- called also purple shell, and violet snail. [Written also janthina.] Note: 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 from mollusks of this genus.
Ianthina
Ianthina I*an"thi*na, n.; pl. L. Ianthin[ae], E. Ianthinas. [NL., fr. L. ianthinus violet-blue, Gr. ?; ? violet + ? flower.] (Zo["o]l.) Any gastropod of the genus Ianthina, of which various species are found living in mid ocean; -- called also purple shell, and violet snail. [Written also janthina.] Note: 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 from mollusks of this genus.

Meaning of Ianthinas from wikipedia

- Pteraeolidia ianthina is a sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch in the family Facelinidae. It is known as a blue dragon, a name it shares with Glaucus atlanticus...
- org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138092 on 2010-05-16 Laursen, D. 1953. The genus Ianthina: A monograph. Dana Report 38: 1-40, pl. 1 Wikimedia Commons has media related...
- Homoeocera ianthina is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Bolivia. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.;...
- Antaeotricha ianthina is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham in 1913. It is found in Panama....
- Cecidochares ianthina is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Cecidochares of the family Tephritidae. Argentina. Aczél, M.L. (1953). "La...
- Justicia ianthina is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is native to Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist...
- Sabatinca ianthina is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Alfred Philpott in 1921. It is endemic to New Zealand...
- caerulea (Salmon, 1946) Lycaena boldenarum ianthina (Salmon, 1946) ****e et al. classified Lycaena ianthina as being Nationally Critical under the New...
- Pacific Oceans. It shares the common name "blue dragon" with Pteraeolidia ianthina and G. marginatus. At maturity, G. atlanticus is usually around 3 cm (1...
- Pteraeolidia ianthina has adapted cerata to house symbiotic zooxant****ae obtained from its diet, which continue to photosynthesize and provide energy...