Janthina janthina, Epitoniidae, violet (or purple storm) snail, bubble raft shell, marine invertebrates, molluscs, gastropods, snails and relatives (prosobranchs), pleuston, washed ashore, strandings, Lanzarote Island, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic Ocean.

Remarks: Violet snail washed up on the beach with the surge and wind. This is a pelagic species; notice the bubble raft produced by the snail to keep afloat on the surface of the ocean.

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