Phrontis (gastropod)

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Phrontis
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Apertural view of a shell of Phrontis pagoda (museum specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Phrontis
H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
Type species
Buccinum tiarula
Kiener, 1841
Species

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Synonyms [1]
  • Alectrion (Phrontis)H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Alectryon (Phrontis)H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Nassa (Phrontis)H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Nassarius (Phrontis)H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853

Phrontis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Nassariinae of the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks. [1]

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Description

The spire is elevated and acuminate. The whorls are ribbed or nodulose. The inner lip is smooth and has an extended, thickened callus. [2]

Species

Species within the genus Phrontis include:

Species brought into synonymy

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