Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Prodentaliidae
Alternative combination: Dentalium neornatum
Full reference: I. Hayasaka. 1925. On some Paleozoic molluscs of Japan. 1. Lamellibranchiata and Scaphopoda. Science Reports of the Tohoku Imperial University. 2nd series, Geology 8(2):1-29
Belongs to Prodentalium according to K. Asato and T. Kase 2021
See also Hayasaka 1925
Sister taxa: Prodentalium akasakensis, Prodentalium belcheri, Prodentalium canna, Prodentalium onoi, Prodentalium raymondi, Prodentalium semicostatum, Prodentalium sublaeve
Type specimen: Its type locality is Kinshozan, Kuro zone, Akasaka, Gifu Prefecture, which is in a Capitanian carbonate limestone in the Akasaka Formation of Japan
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Japan (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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