Phrontis nassiformis

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Phrontis nassiformis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Phrontis
Species:
P. nassiformis
Binomial name
Phrontis nassiformis
(Lesson, 1842)
Synonyms
  • Cancellaria nassiformisLesson, 1842 (original combination)
  • Nassa corpulentaC. B. Adams, 1852
  • Nassa polygonataReeve, 1853
  • Nassa rufolineataMarrat, 1880
  • Nassarius corpulentus(C. B. Adams, 1852)
  • Nassarius nassiformis(Lesson, 1842)

Phrontis nassiformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails. [1]

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Description

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico and the Galapagos Islands.

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References

  1. Marshall, B. (2016). Phrontis nassiformis (Lesson, 1842). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=877055 on 2016-05-20