Antalis antillarum d'Orbigny 1847 (tusk shell)

Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae

Alternative combination: Dentalium antillarum

Full reference: A. d'Orbigny. 1847. Mollusques Histoire Physique, Politique et Naturelle de l'île de Cuba . 2:129-224

Belongs to Antalis according to D. Massemin et al. 2009

See also d'Orbigny 1847

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

Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Jamaica (2 collections), United States (1: Florida)

• Pliocene of Venezuela (2)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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