Graptacme semistriata Turton 1819 (tusk shell)

Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae

Alternative combination: Dentalium semistriatum

Synonyms: Dentalium liratum Carpenter 1855, Dentalium lirulatum Mörch 1861, Dentalium semipolitum Broderip and Sowerby 1829, Dentalium semistriatum semipolitum Broderip and Sowerby 1829

Belongs to Graptacme according to A. Hendy 2021

See also Grant, IV and Gale 1931 and Woodring and Bramlette 1950

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Haiti (1 collection), United States (10: California)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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