Phrontis nassiformis

Nassarius nassiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Phrontis
Species: P. nassiformis
Binomial name
Phrontis nassiformis
(Lesson, 1842)
Synonyms
  • Cancellaria nassiformis Lesson, 1842 (original combination)
  • Nassa corpulenta C. B. Adams, 1852
  • Nassa polygonata Reeve, 1853
  • Nassa rufolineata Marrat, 1880
  • Nassarius corpulentus (C. B. Adams, 1852)
  • Nassarius nassiformis (Lesson, 1842)

Phrontis nassiformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Galapagos Islands.

References

  1. Marshall, B. (2016). Phrontis nassiformis (Lesson, 1842). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=877055 on 2016-05-20


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