†Minodentalium priscum Goldfuss 1841 (tusk shell)
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Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Alternative combinations: Dentalium priscum, Entalis prisca, Laevidentalium priscum, Plagioglypta prisca
Belongs to Minodentalium according to K. Asato and T. Kase 2021
See also de Koninck 1843, de Koninck 1883, Godefroid et al. 2006 and Reed 1925
Sister taxa: Minodentalium furcatum, Minodentalium girtyi, Minodentalium hayasakai, Minodentalium herculeum, Minodentalium ingens, Minodentalium meekianum, Minodentalium okumurai, Minodentalium prosseri, Minodentalium subannulatum
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Minodentalium priscum in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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