†Fissidentalium mantelli Zittel 1865 (tusk shell)
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Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Alternative combinations: Dentalium mantelli, Entalis mantelli
Belongs to Fissidentalium according to P. A. Maxwell 2009
See also Tate 1887
Sister taxa: Dentalium (Fissidentalium) mawsoni, Fissidentalium badense, Fissidentalium granadanum, Fissidentalium inaequale, Fissidentalium longistriatum, Fissidentalium rei, Fissidentalium solidissimum, Fissidentalium uscarianum
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Australia (2 collections), New Zealand (4)
• Oligocene of New Zealand (3)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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