Phrontis polygonata

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Phrontis polygonata
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A collection of shells of Phrontis polygonata (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Phrontis
Species:
P. polygonata
Binomial name
Phrontis polygonata
(Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Nassarius polygonatus(Lamarck, 1822)
  • Nassarius (Nassarius) vibex polygonatus (f) (Lamarck, 1822)

Phrontis polygonata 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 shell grows to a length of 17 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.

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References

  1. Marshall, B. (2016). Phrontis polygonata (Lamarck, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=877060 on 2016-05-20