Phrontis polygonata

Phrontis polygonata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.^[1]

Phrontis polygonata
A collection of shells of Phrontis polygonata (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Nassariidae
Genus:	Phrontis
Species:	P. polygonata
Binomial name
Phrontis polygonata (Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms
Nassarius polygonatus (Lamarck, 1822) Nassarius (Nassarius) vibex polygonatus (f) (Lamarck, 1822)

Description

The shell grows to a length of 17 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.