†Minodentalium girtyi Knight 1940 (tusk shell)
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Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Alternative combination: Plagioglypta girtyi
Full reference: J. B. Knight. 1940. Gastropods of the Whiteforse Sandstone. Geological Society of America Bulletin 51:302-315
Belongs to Minodentalium according to K. Asato and T. Kase 2021
See also Knight 1940
Sister taxa: Minodentalium furcatum, Minodentalium hayasakai, Minodentalium herculeum, Minodentalium ingens, Minodentalium meekianum, Minodentalium okumurai, Minodentalium priscum, Minodentalium prosseri, Minodentalium subannulatum
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (2: Texas collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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