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(Say, 1822)
Phrontis vibex
Bruised Nassa
Phylum:
Mollusca
Taxonomy
Class:
Gastropoda
Order:
Neogastropoda
Family:
Nassariidae
ANSP 173393
Shell Information
Length (mm): 13
Chirality:
Dextral
Description:
Ecological Information
Distribution:
Massachusetts to the Caribbean Sea
Depth (m):
Diet:
Scavenger
Habitat:
Shallow water bays, inlets, and open-sounds
Works Cited
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Phrontis vibex (Say, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=877061 on 2021-06-10
Morris, P. A. (1987). A field guide to shells: Atlantic and Gulf coasts and the West Indies (3rd ed.). Houghton Mifflin.
Rosenberg, G. 2009. Malacolog 4.1.1: A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca. [WWW database (version 4.1.1)] URL http://www.malacolog.org/
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