†Dentalium (Laevidentalium) danai Meyer 1885 (tusk shell)
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Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Alternative combination: Dentalium danai
Belongs to Dentalium (Laevidentalium) according to G. D. Harris and K. E. H. Palmer 1947
See also Martin 1904
Sister taxa: Dentalium (Laevidentalium) calafium, Dentalium (Laevidentalium) lacteolum, Dentalium (Laevidentalium) largicrescens, Dentalium (Laevidentalium) lighti, Dentalium (Laevidentalium) pictile, Dentalium (Laevidentalium) pseudorakhiense, Dentalium (Laevidentalium) rakhiense
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (3: Louisiana, Mississippi collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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