Prodentalium raymondi Young 1942 (tusk shell)

Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Prodentaliidae

Alternative combination: Dentalium (Antalis) raymondi

Full reference: J. A., J.r. Young. 1942. Pennsylvanian Scaphopoda and Cephalopoda from New Mexico. Journal of Paleontology 16(1):120-125

Belongs to Prodentalium according to J. A., Jr. Young 1942

See also Miller 1949

Sister taxa: Prodentalium akasakensis, Prodentalium belcheri, Prodentalium canna, Prodentalium neornatum, Prodentalium onoi, Prodentalium semicostatum, Prodentalium sublaeve

Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal deposit feeder

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 32.5

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (5: New Mexico, Texas collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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