Phrontis (gastropod)

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Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Buccinoidea Subfamily Nassariinae Rank Genus		Class Gastropoda Family Nassariidae Phylum Mollusca

Similar Phrontis vibex, Tritia corniculum, Nassarius tiarula

Phrontis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.

Species

Species within the genus Phrontis include:

Phrontis alba (Say, 1826)

Phrontis antillara (d'Orbigny, 1847)

Phrontis candidissima (C. B. Adams, 1845)

Phrontis compacta (Angas, 1865)

Phrontis complanata'' (Powys, 1835)

Phrontis hotessieriana (d'Orbigny, 1842)

Phrontis karinae (Nowell-Usticke, 1971)

Phrontis luteostoma (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829)

Phrontis nassiformis (Lesson, 1842)

Phrontis pagoda (Reeve, 1844)

Phrontis polygonata (Lamarck, 1822)

Phrontis versicolor (C. B. Adams, 1852)

Phrontis vibex (Say, 1822)

Species brought into synonymy

Phrontis crassus (Philippi, 1849): synonym of Nassarius semisulcatus (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848)

Phrontis nodicostata (A. Adams, 1852): synonym of Nassarius nodicostatus (A. Adams, 1852)

Phrontis obockensis Jousseaume, 1888: synonym of Nassarius deshayesianus (Issel, 1866)

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