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Phrontis polygonata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Buccinoidea

Subfamily
  
Nassariinae

Scientific name
  
Nassarius polygonatus

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Nassariidae

Genus
  
Phrontis

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Phrontis polygonata

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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.

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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.

References

Phrontis polygonata Wikipedia