Dentalium (Dentalium) jonkeri Martin 1895 (tusk shell)

Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae

Alternative combination: Dentalium jonkeri

Belongs to Dentalium (Dentalium) according to C. H. Oostingh 1935

Sister taxa: Dentalium (Dentalium) aprinum, Dentalium (Dentalium) bocasensis, Dentalium (Dentalium) dollfusi, Dentalium (Dentalium) elephantinum, Dentalium (Dentalium) novemcinctum, Dentalium (Dentalium) tegalense

Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Indonesia (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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