†Paleodentalium kansasense Gentile 1974 (tusk shell)
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Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Alternative combination: Dentalium (Paleodentalium) kansasense
Full reference: R. J. Gentile. 1974. A new species of Dentalium from the Pennsylvanian of Eastern Kansas. Journal of Paleontology 48(6):1213-1216
Belongs to Paleodentalium according to P. D. Reynolds and G. Steiner 2008
See also Gentile 1974
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: (UMKC MS 1, a shell
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution: found only at Scaphopod and associated specimines from the Wyandotte LS of Eastern Kansas (Carboniferous of Kansas)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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