†Prodentalium semicostatum Girty 1912 (tusk shell)
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Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Prodentaliidae
Alternative combination: Dentalium semicostatum
Belongs to Prodentalium according to E. L. Yochelson and B.W. Saunders 1967
See also Girty 1912 and Young 1942
Sister taxa: Prodentalium akasakensis, Prodentalium belcheri, Prodentalium canna, Prodentalium neornatum, Prodentalium onoi, Prodentalium raymondi, Prodentalium sublaeve
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (5: Texas collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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