Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Alternative combination: Dentalium pretiosum
Synonym: Dentalium indianorum Carpenter 1864
Belongs to Antalis according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Grant, IV and Gale 1931
Sister taxa: Antalis acuta, Antalis angusta, Antalis antillarum, Antalis bouei, Antalis constricta, Antalis interruptum, Antalis kickxii, Dentalium (Antalis) apicostatum, Dentalium (Antalis) danvillense, Dentalium (Antalis) mississippiense, Dentalium (Antalis) vincense
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (11: California collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: California)
• Pliocene of United States (2: California)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
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