Phrontis karinae

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Phrontis karinae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Phrontis
Species:
P. karinae
Binomial name
Phrontis karinae
(Nowell-Usticke, 1971)
Synonyms [1]
  • Nassarius albus var. nanusNowell-Usticke, 1959 (invalid: junior secondary homonym of Nassarius nanus(A. Adams, 1852))
  • Nassarius karinaeNowell-Usticke, 1971

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

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Description

The length of the shell varies between 5 mm and 10 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, the Lesser Antilles and the Greater Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.

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References

  1. 1 2 Marshall, B. (2016). Phrontis karinae (Nowell-Usticke, 1971). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=877053 on 2016-05-20