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Dentalium
Taxonomy
Dentalium was named by Linnaeus (1758) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes R Sepkoski's reference number: 888]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Scaphopoda by Mansfield (1925), Perrilliat (1992) and Sepkoski (2002); to Dentaloidea by Rohr et al. (2006); and to Dentaliidae by Stanton (1895), Martin (1904), Nagao (1928), Oostingh (1935), Turner (1938), Gardner (1947), Harris and Palmer (1947), Marasti (1973), Moore (1976), Moore (1984), Squires (1984), Pugaczewska (1984), Kensley and Pether (1986), Squires (1987), Squires and Demetrion (1992), Wienrich (1999), Wells and Houston (2001) and Reynolds and Steiner (2008).
It was assigned to Scaphopoda by Mansfield (1925), Perrilliat (1992) and Sepkoski (2002); to Dentaloidea by Rohr et al. (2006); and to Dentaliidae by Stanton (1895), Martin (1904), Nagao (1928), Oostingh (1935), Turner (1938), Gardner (1947), Harris and Palmer (1947), Marasti (1973), Moore (1976), Moore (1984), Squires (1984), Pugaczewska (1984), Kensley and Pether (1986), Squires (1987), Squires and Demetrion (1992), Wienrich (1999), Wells and Houston (2001) and Reynolds and Steiner (2008).
Species
D. (Dentalium), D. (Fissidentalium), D. (Graptacme), D. (Laevidentalium), D. (Pseudantilis), D. agassizi, D. alazanum, D. angsananum, D. aratum, D. arcotinum, D. arctum, D. ashiyaensis, D. atratum, D. attenuatum, D. bifrons, D. bitubatum, D. bocasense, D. caduloide, D. californicum, D. cannaliculatum, D. cooperi, D. cossmannianum, D. decoratum, D. denotatum, D. dumblei, D. giganteum, D. gonatodes, D. hamatum, D. hanguense, D. hecetaensis, D. indianum, D. junghuhni, D. klipsteini, D. laeve, D. laevigatum, D. laqueatum, D. latisulcatum, D. leve, D. lombardicum, D. mancorens, D. microstria, D. minutistriatum, D. montense, D. moreanum, D. multicanaliculatum, D. nanaimoense, D. neohexagonum, D. numerosum, D. ovale, D. porterensis, D. pseudonyma (syn. D. conradi, D. petricola), D. radiolineata, D. rimosum, D. rugiferum, D. sacheri, D. sandbergeri, D. schencki, D. schlosseri, D. simile, D. solidum, D. sorbii, D. soriense, D. speyeri, D. stentor, D. stramineum, D. subcompressum, D. sundkrogensis, D. tenuicostatum, D. tenuistriatum, D. tornatissimum, D. triquetrum, D. vacavillensis, D. yasilum
Species lacking formal opinion data
D. amaliense, D. angulare, D. arciforme, D. bothrum, D. buricum, D. callipeplum, D. chipolanum, D. dijki, D. diopon, D. elongatum, D. entale, D. equisetum, D. ewekoroense, D. gabbi, D. guineense, D. inornatum, D. intercalatum, D. kickxi, D. majus, D. marwicki, D. matanzasense, D. mediaviense, D. michelotti, D. morganianum, D. multistrictum, D. nigeriense, D. nunomae, D. octogonum, D. oerstedi, D. opaculum, D. palmerae, D. palmerae, D. paulini, D. regulare, D. regulare, D. sexangulum, D. sublineatum, D. sulcosum, D. thalloides, D. thalloides, D. thaloides, D. uscarinanum, D. varicostata, D. vitreum, D. weinkauffi
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1758 | Dentalium Linnaeus p. 785 |
1895 | Dentalium Stanton p. 62 |
1904 | Dentalium Martin p. 271 |
1925 | Dentalium Mansfield p. 62 |
1928 | Dentalium Nagao p. 88 |
1935 | Dentalium Oostingh p. 120 |
1938 | Dentalium Turner p. 96 |
1947 | Dentalium Gardner p. 624 |
1947 | Dentalium Harris and Palmer p. 209 |
1973 | Dentalium Marasti p. 113 |
1976 | Dentalium Moore p. 41 |
1984 | Dentalium Moore p. 30 |
1984 | Dentalium Pugaczewska p. 54 |
1984 | Dentalium Squires p. 15 |
1986 | Dentalium Kensley and Pether p. 209 |
1987 | Dentalium Squires p. 20 |
1992 | Dentalium Perrilliat p. 28 |
1992 | Dentalium Squires and Demetrion p. 25 |
1999 | Dentalium Wienrich p. 263 |
2001 | Dentalium Wells and Houston p. 95 |
2002 | Dentalium Sepkoski |
2006 | Dentalium Rohr et al. |
2008 | Dentalium Reynolds and Steiner p. 147 figs. Table 7.1 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Dentalium Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. Dentalium (Dentalium) Linnaeus 1758
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Dentalium (Dentalium) aprinum Linnaeus 1767
†Dentalium (Dentalium) bocasensis Olsson 1922
†Dentalium (Dentalium) dollfusi Koenen 1882
Dentalium (Dentalium) elephantinum Linnaeus 1758
†Dentalium (Dentalium) jonkeri Martin 1895
†Dentalium (Dentalium) novemcinctum Sacco 1897
†Dentalium (Dentalium) tegalense Oostingh 1935
Subg. Dentalium (Laevidentalium) Cossmann 1888
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†Dentalium (Laevidentalium) calafium Vokes 1939
†Dentalium (Laevidentalium) danai Meyer 1885
†Dentalium (Laevidentalium) lacteolum Tate 1899
†Dentalium (Laevidentalium) largicrescens Tate 1899
†Dentalium (Laevidentalium) lighti Vokes 1939
†Dentalium (Laevidentalium) pictile Tate 1899
†Dentalium (Laevidentalium) pseudorakhiense Eames 1952
†Dentalium (Laevidentalium) rakhiense Eames 1952
Subg. Dentalium (Pseudantilis) Monterosato 1884
Dentalium agassizi Pilsbry and Sharp 1897
†Dentalium alazanum Cooke 1928
†Dentalium angsananum Martin 1922
†Dentalium aratum Tate 1887
†Dentalium arcotinum Forbes 1846
†Dentalium arctum Pichler 1857
†Dentalium ashiyaensis Nagao 1928
†Dentalium atratum Tate 1887
†Dentalium attenuatum Say 1824
†Dentalium bifrons Tate 1887
†Dentalium bitubatum Meyer 1886
†Dentalium bocasense Olsson 1922
†Dentalium caduloide Dall 1892
†Dentalium californicum Stanton 1895
†Dentalium cannaliculatum Klipstein 1843
†Dentalium cooperi Gabb 1864
†Dentalium cossmannianum Pilsbry and Sharp 1897
†Dentalium decoratum Münster 1841
†Dentalium denotatum Ludbrook 1956
†Dentalium dumblei Harris 1933
†Dentalium giganteum Sowerby 1846
†Dentalium gonatodes Martin 1885
†Dentalium hamatum Forbes 1846
†Dentalium hanguense Cox 1930
†Dentalium hecetaensis Rohr et al. 2006
†Dentalium indianum Girty 1911
†Dentalium junghuhni Martin 1879
†Dentalium klipsteini Kittl 1891
†Dentalium laeve Schlotheim 1820
†Dentalium laevigatum Ponzi 1876
Dentalium laqueatum Verrill 1885
†Dentalium latisulcatum Tate 1899
†Dentalium leve Stephenson 1923
†Dentalium lombardicum Kittl 1899
†Dentalium mancorens Olsson 1930
†Dentalium microstria Heilprin 1880
†Dentalium minutistriatum Gabb 1850
†Dentalium montense Briart and Cornet 1889
†Dentalium moreanum d'Orbigny 1845
†Dentalium multicanaliculatum Guembel 1861
†Dentalium nanaimoense Meek 1858
Dentalium neohexagonum Sharp and Pilsbry 1897
Dentalium numerosum Dall 1895
†Dentalium ovale Cooke 1928
†Dentalium porterensis Weaver 1912
†Dentalium pseudonyma Pilsbry and Sharp 1898
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Invalid names: Dentalium conradi Dall 1909 [synonym], Dentalium petricola Dall 1909 [synonym]
†Dentalium radiolineata Clark 1918
†Dentalium radiolineata sobrantensis Clark 1918
†Dentalium rimosum Bose 1906
†Dentalium rugiferum von Koenen 1885
†Dentalium sacheri Alth 1850
†Dentalium sandbergeri Cossmann and Lambert 1884
†Dentalium schencki Moore 1963
†Dentalium schlosseri Traub 1938
†Dentalium simile Münster 1841
†Dentalium solidum Hutton 1873
†Dentalium sorbii King 1850
†Dentalium soriense Eames 1952
†Dentalium speyeri Geinitz 1852
†Dentalium stentor Anderson and Hanna 1925
†Dentalium stramineum Gabb 1864
†Dentalium subcompressum Meyer 1885
†Dentalium sundkrogensis Schnetler 2001
†Dentalium tenuicostatum Böhm 1891
†Dentalium tenuistriatum Martin 1879
†Dentalium tornatissimum Tate 1899
†Dentalium triquetrum Tate 1887
†Dentalium vacavillensis Palmer 1923
†Dentalium yasilum Olsson 1930
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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height | 22 | 9.78 | 4.40 | 21.5 | 10.0 | 4.73 |
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References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ludlow to the top of the Holocene or 427.40000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 423.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 423.0 Ma
Collections (1562 total)
Oldest occurrences | |||
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Ludlow | USA (Alaska) | D. hecetaensis (85025) | |
Givetian | Canada (Manitoba) | D. sp. (228168 228173 228423 228424 228425) | |
Mississippian | USA (California) | D. sp. (214521) | |
Meramecian | USA (Nevada) | D. sp. (62674) | |
Desmoinesian | USA (Texas) | D. sp. (11127) | |
Asselian | USA (Kansas) | D. sp. (12435) | |
Leonardian | USA (Utah) | D. spp. (11272) | |
Wordian | Russian Federation | D. speyeri (197764) | |
Wuchiapingian | China (Guizhou) | D. sp. (111997 112098 112100 112101 112102 112106 112107 112115) | |
Wuchiapingian | USA (Wyoming) | D. sp. (11228) | |
Wuchiapingian | United Kingdom | D. sorbii (130865) | |
Changhsingian | USA (Texas) | D. sp. (50001 50011 50015) | |
Changhsingian | China (Guizhou) | D. sp. (98029 112009 112012 112016 112090 112093 112094 112096 112097 112113) | |
Dienerian | Greenland | D. sp. (118716) | |
Anisian | Russian Federation | D. sp. (124665 124666 124667 124673 124674) | |
Anisian | Poland | D. torquatum, D. laeve (63538) | |
Middle Triassic | Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) | D. laeve (201970) | |
Ladinian | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | D. boreale, D. arctum (212183) | |
Ladinian | Peru | D. simile (206475) | |
Ladinian | Russian Federation | D. sp. (124563) |