†Dentalium (Dentalium) pulchrum Wilckens 1911 (tusk shell)
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Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Alternative combination: Dentalium pulchrum
Belongs to Dentalium (Dentalium) according to J. D. Stilwell and W. J. Zinsmeister 1992
Sister taxa: Dentalium (Dentalium) aprinum, Dentalium (Dentalium) bocasensis, Dentalium (Dentalium) dollfusi, Dentalium (Dentalium) elephantinum, Dentalium (Dentalium) jonkeri, Dentalium (Dentalium) novemcinctum, Dentalium (Dentalium) tegalense
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Antarctica (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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