Phrontis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Nassariinae of the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.{Marshall, B.; Bouchet, P. (2016). Phrontis H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853. In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=560406 on 2016-05-20
Description The spire is elevated and acuminate. The whorls are ribbed or nodulose. The inner lip is smooth and has an extended, thickened callus.Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls
Species Species within the genus Phrontis include: Phrontis alba (Say, 1826) Phrontis antillara (d'Orbigny, 1847) Phrontis candidissima (C. B. Adams, 1845) Phrontis complanata (Powys, 1835) Phrontis hotessieriana (d'Orbigny, 1842) Phrontis karinae (Nowell-Usticke, 1971) Phrontis luteostoma (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829) Phrontis nassiformis (Lesson, 1842) Phrontis pagoda (Reeve, 1844) Phrontis polygonata (Lamarck, 1822) Phrontis tiarula (Kiener, 1841) Phrontis versicolor (C. B. Adams, 1852) Phrontis vibex (Say, 1822) Species brought into synonymy Phrontis compacta (Angas, 1865): synonym of Reticunassa compacta (Angas, 1865) Phrontis crassus (Philippi, 1849): synonym of Nassarius semisulcatus (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848) Phrontis nodicostata (A. Adams, 1852): synonym of Nassarius nodicostatus (A. Adams, 1852) Phrontis obockensis Jousseaume, 1888: synonym of Nassarius deshayesianus (Issel, 1866)
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Galindo L.A., Puillandre N., Utge J., Lozouet P. & Bouchet P. (2016). The phylogeny and systematics of the Nassariidae revisited (Gastropoda, Buccinoidea). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 99: 337-353