Entalis acriculum Tate 1887 (tusk shell)

Scaphopoda

Full reference: R. Tate. 1887. The Scaphopods of the Older Tertiary of Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 9:190-194

Belongs to Entalis according to R. Tate 1887

Sister taxa: Dentalium (Entalis) whiteavesi, Entalis annulatum, Entalis multiplicans, Entalis orahovicensis, Entalis ornata, Entalis subfissura, Entalis turcica, Entalis walciodorensis

Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: found only at Muddy Creek Fm - Muddy Creek (lower bed) (Miocene of Australia)

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