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Posted: May 27 2007
Phrontis polygonata (Lamarck, 1822), Black-spot Nassa
Previously Nassarius polygonatus (Lamarck, 1822)
This presentation is very long and has 2 galleries. Be sure to scroll down to view Gallery 2.
Gallery 1
![p1](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_4d7b33bab08d4ac986fdb9ef95a77a31~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_100,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_4d7b33bab08d4ac986fdb9ef95a77a31~mv2.jpg)
p1
![p2](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_e539a274f55a4ea5a9e5f0255cf7ceb6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_100,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_e539a274f55a4ea5a9e5f0255cf7ceb6~mv2.jpg)
p2
![p3](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_60839157a5b9439a83743fc76c6f85f4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_100,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_60839157a5b9439a83743fc76c6f85f4~mv2.jpg)
p3
![p4](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_92b39b45d0d242ba8c21971004236541~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_100,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_92b39b45d0d242ba8c21971004236541~mv2.jpg)
p4
![p5](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_aaf6ad82a4b74f2b819aaa346129a7f7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_99,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_aaf6ad82a4b74f2b819aaa346129a7f7~mv2.jpg)
p5
![p6](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_b9b61d8fb8034472b0bf682b092fe995~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_99,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_b9b61d8fb8034472b0bf682b092fe995~mv2.jpg)
p6
![p7](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_67c63074d70c4b68ad8a9318977db430~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_102,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_67c63074d70c4b68ad8a9318977db430~mv2.jpg)
p7
![p8](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_67875759973a457888367901c53af8ce~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_97,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_67875759973a457888367901c53af8ce~mv2.jpg)
p8
![p9](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_90597f48bc654722826b0df2c574785d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_101,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_90597f48bc654722826b0df2c574785d~mv2.jpg)
p9
![p10](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_1f0f29f4b51147ff856abb1b0a41c58c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_99,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_1f0f29f4b51147ff856abb1b0a41c58c~mv2.jpg)
p10
![p11](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_19069ae34ea44228b4324c1e49a47332~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_99,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_19069ae34ea44228b4324c1e49a47332~mv2.jpg)
p11
![p12](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_04474bf5f3df4476816731e433344fff~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_101,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_04474bf5f3df4476816731e433344fff~mv2.jpg)
p12
![p13](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_1539187ac62b4b71bb159401e5262652~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_99,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_1539187ac62b4b71bb159401e5262652~mv2.jpg)
p13
![Nassarius polygonatus Matanzas](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_d4763b9472504770b49c35cb9964204b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_83,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_d4763b9472504770b49c35cb9964204b~mv2.jpg)
Nassarius polygonatus Matanzas
![p14](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_0807030245e14062bffe25f4dc729083~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_101,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_0807030245e14062bffe25f4dc729083~mv2.jpg)
p14
![p16](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_e572e97f6e954d86a20f80bf66bf0f66~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_101,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_e572e97f6e954d86a20f80bf66bf0f66~mv2.jpg)
p16
![p17](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_7db781b612984ae2ba3efa823944e71b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_100,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_7db781b612984ae2ba3efa823944e71b~mv2.jpg)
p17
![p18](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_fa198e11099f49f2af62b2572896882e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_102,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_fa198e11099f49f2af62b2572896882e~mv2.jpg)
p18
Gallery 2
![p19](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_f7511e42e3f84eec9b610adaae983cbd~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_100,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_f7511e42e3f84eec9b610adaae983cbd~mv2.jpg)
p19
![p20](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_2491a3fc885d4f9782583c644575cc90~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_101,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_2491a3fc885d4f9782583c644575cc90~mv2.jpg)
p20
![p21](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_dd94cdb0b9d64cc59e9199bbf96690bb~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_100,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_dd94cdb0b9d64cc59e9199bbf96690bb~mv2.jpg)
p21
![p22](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_df0a98e855f1431aaeaafb43e3329ed4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_100,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_df0a98e855f1431aaeaafb43e3329ed4~mv2.jpg)
p22
![p23](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_06df3841a48241febe9e458fc7f0f466~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_100,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_06df3841a48241febe9e458fc7f0f466~mv2.jpg)
p23
![Npolygonatus23-1](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_fb9374fcdea6466aba6b94f33d4899e8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_100,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_fb9374fcdea6466aba6b94f33d4899e8~mv2.jpg)
Npolygonatus23-1
![Rev24](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_730957b777044e4c86e3cee574d32c59~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_102,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_730957b777044e4c86e3cee574d32c59~mv2.jpg)
Rev24
![np24-1](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_514bce9b63134ee7b6214c2bf3522279~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_104,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_514bce9b63134ee7b6214c2bf3522279~mv2.jpg)
np24-1
![np24-2](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_52b35b2627d248cfa8cab9173e904988~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_101,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_52b35b2627d248cfa8cab9173e904988~mv2.jpg)
np24-2
![np24-3](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_882ebd08c2324b829bf575201dbd225d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_103,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_882ebd08c2324b829bf575201dbd225d~mv2.jpg)
np24-3
![np24-4](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_50d601d99f764114af11614d7099488d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_102,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_50d601d99f764114af11614d7099488d~mv2.jpg)
np24-4
![p25](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_1db6cb506029408a8e9b9ad1fe4b4562~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_101,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_1db6cb506029408a8e9b9ad1fe4b4562~mv2.jpg)
p25
![p26](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_ca6d32786ce24167ac55511151566133~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_100,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_ca6d32786ce24167ac55511151566133~mv2.jpg)
p26
![p27](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_4e510ee8347b4dd0b097b0720da16fb5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_102,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_4e510ee8347b4dd0b097b0720da16fb5~mv2.jpg)
p27
![p28](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_6f3100dad5384656b8c306b3a4ebab6f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_102,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_6f3100dad5384656b8c306b3a4ebab6f~mv2.jpg)
p28
![p29](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_453b62f9729d4625a34b531ef2bf1e57~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_103,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_453b62f9729d4625a34b531ef2bf1e57~mv2.jpg)
p29
![p30](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_acb332b4813a4be1b867751092490198~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_99,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_acb332b4813a4be1b867751092490198~mv2.jpg)
p30
![np31](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_65dc158997c447e1b33ccef543a4e9c7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_105,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_65dc158997c447e1b33ccef543a4e9c7~mv2.jpg)
np31
10/18/11 Harry Lee:
Great job, Marlo; flicks to boot!
In NE Florida, where N. polygonatus appears to find its northern distributional terminus, its breeding season has been observed to be seasonally different from that of the syntopic N. vibex.
Species so closely related might be expected to hybridize, but behavioral barriers such as the dysynchrony above may be powerful isolating forces between divergent taxa.
![Nassarius polygonata 23.2 .jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_060dd4b663cf4f97bda422c099ccce66~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_142,h_79,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Nassarius%20polygonata%2023_2%20.jpg)
![Phrontis polygonata 32.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_b9e194889fc54d298836787690e9502e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_143,h_79,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Phrontis%20polygonata%2032.jpg)
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