Phrontis alba

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Phrontis alba
Nassarius albus (variable nassa snail) (San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 2 (16004939109).jpg
Phrontis alba shell
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Phrontis
Species:
P. alba
Binomial name
Phrontis alba
(Say, 1826)
Synonyms [1]
  • Nassa albaSay, 1826
  • Nassa anneliferaReeve, 1853
  • Nassa candeid'Orbigny in Sagra, 1843
  • Nassa clathratulaA. Adams, 1852
  • Nassa obtusataA. Adams, 1852
  • Nassa puraMarrat, 1877
  • Nassa quinquecostataMarrat, 1880
  • † Nassarius (Uzita) floridensisOlsson, A.A. & A. Harbison, 1953
  • Nassarius (Uzita) albus(Say, 1826)
  • Uzita alba(Say, 1826)

Phrontis alba, common name the variable dog whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks. [1]

Contents

The variety Nassarius albus var. nanusNowell-Usticke, 1959 is a synonym of Phrontis karinae Nowell-Usticke, 1971

Description

The length of the shell varies between 6 mm and 13 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina, USA to Brazil.

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References

  1. 1 2 Marshall, B. (2016). Phrontis alba (Say, 1826). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=877063 on 2017-04-27


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