Full reference: F. M. Anderson and G. D. Hanna. 1935. Cretaceous geology of Lower California. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 23(1):1-34
Belongs to Dentalium (Entalis) according to F. M. Anderson and G. D. Hanna 1935
Sister taxa: Entalis acriculum, Entalis annulatum, Entalis multiplicans, Entalis orahovicensis, Entalis ornata, Entalis subfissura, Entalis turcica, Entalis walciodorensis
Type specimen: CAS 4252. Its type locality is CAS loc.1430, Johnson's ranch, midway between Rosario and Santa Catarina Landing, which is in a Campanian/Maastrichtian marine horizon in the Rosario Formation of Mexico.
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (1: California collection)
• Cretaceous of Mexico (1), United States (21: California)
Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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