†Entalis ornata de Koninck 1843 (tusk shell)
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Alternative combination: Dentalium ornatum
Full reference: L. G. de Koninck. 1843. Description des animaux fossiles qui se trouvent dans le terrain carbonifére de Belgique 241-480
Belongs to Entalis according to J. Godefroid et al. 2006
See also de Koninck 1843 and de Koninck 1883
Sister taxa: Dentalium (Entalis) whiteavesi, Entalis acriculum, Entalis annulatum, Entalis multiplicans, Entalis orahovicensis, Entalis subfissura, Entalis turcica, Entalis walciodorensis
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution: found only at Windmill Quarry, off of Windmill Road & Summer Hill South, Cork (Carboniferous of Ireland)
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