Phrontis (gastropod)
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| Apertural view of a shell of Phrontis pagoda (museum specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Genus: | Phrontis H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 |
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| Buccinum tiarula Kiener, 1841
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Phrontis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Nassariinae of the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
Description[edit]
The spire is elevated and acuminate. The whorls are ribbed or nodulose. The inner lip is smooth and has an extended, thickened callus.[2]
Species[edit]
Species within the genus Phrontis include:
- Phrontis alba (Say, 1826)
- Phrontis antillara (d'Orbigny, 1847)
- Phrontis candidissima (C. B. Adams, 1845)
- 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 tiarula (Kiener, 1841)
- Phrontis versicolor (C. B. Adams, 1852)
- Phrontis vibex (Say, 1822)
- Species brought into synonymy
- Phrontis compacta (Angas, 1865): synonym of Reticunassa compacta (Angas, 1865)
- 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)
References[edit]
- ^ a b {Marshall, B.; Bouchet, P. (2016). Phrontis H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853. In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=560406 on 2016-05-20
- ^ Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls
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