Phrontis Adams and Adams 1853 (snail)

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

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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

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