Phrontis polygonata
Species of gastropod
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Phrontis polygonata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
| Phrontis polygonata | |
|---|---|
| |
| A collection of shells of Phrontis polygonata (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Genus: | Phrontis |
| Species: | P. polygonata |
| Binomial name | |
| Phrontis polygonata (Lamarck, 1822) | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
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.
