Antalis acuta Hebert 1849 (tusk shell)

Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae

Synonyms: Dentalium acutum Hebert 1849, Dentalium grande Deshayes and Sismonda 1857, Entalis appenninicus Sacco 1904

Belongs to Antalis according to Hebert 1849

Sister taxa: Antalis angusta, Antalis antillarum, Antalis bouei, Antalis constricta, Antalis interruptum, Antalis kickxii, Antalis pretiosa, Dentalium (Antalis) danvillense, Dentalium (Antalis) mississippiense, Dentalium (Antalis) vincense

Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Italy (1 collection)

• Eocene of France (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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