†Dentalium (Rhabdus) schencki Moore 1963 (tusk shell)
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Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Rhabdidae
Full reference: E. J. Moore. 1963. Miocene marine mollusks from the Astoria Formation in Oregon. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 419
Belongs to Dentalium (Rhabdus) according to E. J. Moore 1963
Sister taxon: Rhabdus rectius
Type specimen: USNM 563335
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (8: Alaska, Oregon collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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