Antalis angusta Deshayes 1861 (tusk shell)

Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae

Alternative combination: Dentalium angustum

Belongs to Antalis according to P. Jeffery and S. Tracey 1997

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

Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: found only at Division B2, Bursledon Brickworks (Eocene of the United Kingdom)

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