Phrontis polygonata | |
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A collection of shells of Phrontis polygonata (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Nassariidae |
Genus: | Phrontis |
Species: | P. polygonata |
Binomial name | |
Phrontis polygonata (Lamarck, 1822) | |
Synonyms | |
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Phrontis polygonata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks. [1]
The shell grows to a length of 17 mm.
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This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.
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Phrontis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
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