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Phrontis versicolor

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae

Taxonomy

Nassa versicolor was named by Adams (1852). It is extant.

It was recombined as Nassa (Hima) versicolor by Tryon (1882); it was recombined as Alectrion versicolor by Dall (1917); it was recombined as Nassarius versicolor by Grant and IV and Gale (1931); it was recombined as Phrontis versicolor by Hendy (2021).

Subspecies

Nassa versicolor striatula, Nassarius versicolor hooveri

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Nassarius brunneostoma, Nassarius iodes, Nassarius karaganicus, Nassarius tiarula, P. vibex

Synonyms

Nassa versicolor striatula was named by Adams (1852). It is extant.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Nassarius versicolor by Grant and IV and Gale (1931).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1852	Nassa versicolor Adams p. 66
1852	Nassa versicolor striatula Adams p. 66
1882	Nassa (Hima) versicolor Tryon p. 50 figs. Pl. 15, FIg. 270
1917	Alectrion versicolor Dall p. 576
1931	Nassarius versicolor Grant, IV and Gale p. 677
2021	Phrontis versicolor Hendy

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Gastropoda
subclass	Caenogastropoda	(Cox 1959)

Rank	Name	Author
—	Sorbeoconcha	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—	Hypsogastropoda	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorder	Latrogastropoda	Riedel 2000
order	Neogastropoda	Thiele 1929
superfamily	Buccinoidea	(Rafinesque 1815)
family	Nassariidae	Iredale 1916
genus	Phrontis	Adams and Adams 1853
species	versicolor	(Adams 1852)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Phrontis versicolor Adams 1852

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†Nassarius versicolor hooveri Arnold 1903

Nassa versicolor striatula Adams 1852

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Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

aragonitec

Locomotion:

slow-movingf

Life habit:

low-level epifaunalf

Diet:

carnivoref

Vision:

limitedc

Created:

2009-09-10 08:23:08

Modified:

2009-10-11 13:50:24

Source: f = family, c = class

References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections (5 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene	2.58 - 0.0117	Costa Rica	Nassarius versicolor (135044)
Pleistocene	2.58 - 0.0117	Ecuador	Nassarius versicolor (62040)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Mexico (Sonora)	Nassarius versicolor (44963)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Ecuador	Nassarius versicolor (96867)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	USA (California)	Nassa versicolor (222660)