Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Nassariidae Scientific name Nassarius karinae | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Buccinoidea Subfamily Nassariinae Rank Species | |
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Phrontis karinae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
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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.
References
Phrontis karinae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA