Phrontis tiarula
Species of gastropod
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Phrontis tiarula, common name the western mud nassa, is a species of small sea snail with gills and an operculum, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Genus: | Phrontis |
| Species: | P. tiarula |
| Binomial name | |
| Phrontis tiarula (Kiener, 1841) | |
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 9 mm and 20 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from California to Mexico.
Feeding habits
These snails are exclusively scavengers.
