Dentalium (Antalis) vincense Harris and Palmer 1947 (tusk shell)

Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae

Full reference: G. D. Harris and K. E. H. Palmer. 1947. The Mollusca of the Mississippi Embayment (Sabine River to the Alabama River). Pt. II. Univalves and index. Bulletins of American Paleontology 30(117):207-563

Belongs to Dentalium (Antalis) according to G. D. Harris and K. E. H. Palmer 1947

Sister taxa: Antalis acuta, Antalis angusta, Antalis antillarum, Antalis bouei, Antalis constricta, Antalis interruptum, Antalis kickxii, Antalis pretiosa, Dentalium (Antalis) apicostatum, Dentalium (Antalis) danvillense, Dentalium (Antalis) mississippiense

Type specimen: PRI 4468

Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (2: Arkansas collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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