Phrontis alba

Phrontis alba
	Phrontis alba shell
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Nassariidae
Genus:	Phrontis
Species:	P. alba
Binomial name
	Phrontis alba; (Say, 1826)
Synonyms
	Nassa alba Say, 1826; Nassa annelifera Reeve, 1853; Nassa candei d'Orbigny in Sagra, 1843; Nassa clathratula A. Adams, 1852; Nassa obtusata A. Adams, 1852; Nassa pura Marrat, 1877; Nassa quinquecostata Marrat, 1880; † Nassarius (Uzita) floridensis Olsson, A.A. & A. Harbison, 1953; Nassarius (Uzita) albus (Say, 1826); Uzita alba (Say, 1826);

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.^[1]

The variety Nassarius albus var. nanus Nowell-Usticke, 1959 is a synonym of Phrontis karinae Nowell-Usticke, 1971

Description

The length of the shell varies between 6 mm and 13 mm.

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina, USA to Brazil.

^ ^a ^b Marshall, B. (2016). Phrontis alba (Say, 1826). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=877063 on 2017-04-27

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