Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Alternative spelling: Nassarius (Phrontis)
Parent taxon: Nassariinae according to Y. I. Kantor et al. 2022
See also Addicott 1970, Ladd 1977, Petuch and Roberts 2007 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Alectrionidae, Caesia, Cyclope, Demoulia, Fusus, Gussonea, Keepingia, Nassarius, Nassodonta, Naytia, Reticunassa, Sphaeronassa, Tritia
Subtaxa: Nassarius (Phrontis) harrellensis Nassarius (Phrontis) ocoyanus Nassarius (Phrontis) posoensis Nassarius (Phrontis) smooti Phrontis tegula Phrontis versicolor
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Costa Rica (1 collection), Ecuador (2), the Marshall Islands (1), Mexico (2), United States (21: California, Florida)
• Miocene of the Russian Federation (2), United States (3: California)
Total: 32 collections including 36 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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