Dentalium Longitrorsum
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''Dentalium longitrorsum'' is a species of tusk shell, a
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scaphopod mollusk in the family
Dentaliidae Dentaliidae is a family of relatively large tusk shells, scaphopod mollusks in the order Dentaliida. Genera * '' Antalis'' H. & A. Adams, 1854 * '' Coccodentalium'' Sacco, 1896 * '' Compressidentalium'' Habe, 1963 * '' Dentalium'' ...
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Description

The shell is a slender and long, about 100mm. It is white with a slight curve and the openings at both ends are circular.


References

Dentalium Molluscs described in 1842 {{Scaphopod-stub