''Phrontis '' is a

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s in the subfamily Nassariinae of the

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Nassariidae The Nassariidae, Nassa mud snails (USA), or dog whelks (UK), are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda. "Dog whelk" also refers to ''Nucella lapillus''. Shell description T ...

, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.{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

Species

Species within the genus ''Phrontis '' include: * ''

Phrontis alba ''Phrontis alba'', common name the variable dog whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.Marshall, B. (2016). Phrontis alba (Say, 1826). In: MolluscaBase (2017). A ...

'' (Say, 1826) * ''

Phrontis antillara ''Phrontis antillara'', common name the Antilles nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks. Description The shell grows to a length of 12 mm. The small, shor ...

'' (d'Orbigny, 1847) * ''

Phrontis candidissima In Greek mythology, Phrontis (/fron-tis/; Ancient Greek: Φροντις means "thought, care, attention") may refer to the following personages: ''Male'' * Phrontis, son of Phrixus and Chalciope, daughter of King Aeetes. *Phrontis, son of One ...

'' (C. B. Adams, 1845) * '' Phrontis complanata'' (Powys, 1835) * ''

Phrontis hotessieriana In Greek mythology, Phrontis (/fron-tis/; Ancient Greek: Φροντις means "thought, care, attention") may refer to the following personages: ''Male'' * Phrontis, son of Phrixus and Chalciope, daughter of King Aeetes. *Phrontis, son of One ...

'' (d'Orbigny, 1842) * ''

Phrontis karinae ''Phrontis karinae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.Marshall, B. (2016). Phrontis karinae (Nowell-Usticke, 1971). Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' (Nowell-Usticke, 1971) * ''

Phrontis luteostoma In Greek mythology, Phrontis (/fron-tis/; Ancient Greek: Φροντις means "thought, care, attention") may refer to the following personages: ''Male'' * Phrontis, son of Phrixus and Chalciope, daughter of King Aeetes. *Phrontis, son of One ...

'' (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829) * '' Phrontis nassiformis'' (Lesson, 1842) * '' Phrontis pagoda'' (Reeve, 1844) * ''

Phrontis polygonata ''Phrontis polygonata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.Marshall, B. (2016). Phrontis polygonata (Lamarck, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spec ...

'' (Lamarck, 1822) * ''

Phrontis tiarula ''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.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBas ...

'' (Kiener, 1841) * ''

Phrontis versicolor In Greek mythology, Phrontis (/fron-tis/; Ancient Greek: Φροντις means "thought, care, attention") may refer to the following personages: ''Male'' * Phrontis, son of Phrixus and Chalciope, daughter of King Aeetes. *Phrontis, son of O ...

'' (C. B. Adams, 1852) * ''

Phrontis vibex ''Phrontis vibex'', common name the bruised nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.Marshall, B. (2016). Phrontis vibex (Say, 1822). Accessed through: World Regis ...

'' (Say, 1822) ; Species brought into synonymy : * ''Phrontis compacta'' (Angas, 1865): synonym of ''

Reticunassa compacta ''Reticunassa'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Reticunassa Iredale, 1936. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ...

'' (Angas, 1865) * ''Phrontis crassus'' (Philippi, 1849): synonym of ''

Nassarius semisulcatus ''Nassarius'', common name nassa mud snails (USA) or dog whelks (UK), is a genus of minute to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Nassariidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Nassarius Duméril, 1806. In: Bouchet, P.; ...

'' (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848) * ''Phrontis nodicostata'' (A. Adams, 1852): synonym of ''

Nassarius nodicostatus ''Nassarius'', common name nassa mud snails (USA) or dog whelks (UK), is a genus of minute to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Nassariidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Nassarius Duméril, 1806. In: Bouchet, P.; ...

'' (A. Adams, 1852) * ''Phrontis obockensis'' Jousseaume, 1888: synonym of ''

Nassarius deshayesianus ''Nassarius deshayesianus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails (USA) or dog whelks (UK). Description The shell grows to a length of 15 mm Distribution This species occurs ...

'' (Issel, 1866)

References

External links

Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst.

Galindo L.A., Puillandre N., Utge J., Lozouet P. & Bouchet P. (2016). ''The phylogeny and systematics of the Nassariidae revisited (Gastropoda, Buccinoidea)''. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 99: 337-353
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