Rhabdus Pilsbry and Sharp 1897 (tusk shell)

Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Rhabdidae

Alternative spelling: Dentalium (Rhabdus)

Parent taxon: Rhabdidae according to P. D. Reynolds and G. Steiner 2008

See also Marincovich 1988 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Dentalium (Rhabdus) schencki Rhabdus rectius

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Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (1: California collection)

• Pliocene of United States (3: California, Oregon)

• Miocene of Panama (1), United States (9: Alaska, California, Oregon)

• Oligocene of Denmark (2), United States (1: Washington)

Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence

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