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Antalis pretiosa

Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae

Taxonomy
Dentalium pretiosum was named by Nuttall in Sowerby (1860). It is extant.

It was recombined as Antalis pretiosa by Hendy (2021).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Dentalium pretiosum Nuttall in Sowerby p. 95 figs. pl. 225, fig. 57
1864Dentalium indianorum Carpenter p. 612
1931Dentalium pretiosum Grant, IV and Gale p. 437
2021Antalis pretiosa Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classScaphopodaBronn 1862
orderDentaliidaDa Costa 1776
familyDentaliidaeGray 1834
genusAntalisAdams and Adams 1854
speciespretiosa(Nuttall in Sowerby 1860)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Antalis pretiosa Nuttall in Sowerby 1860
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Invalid names: Dentalium indianorum Carpenter 1864 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-11 12:33:07
Modified: 2009-10-11 14:33:57
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) Dentalium pretiosum (201624)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Dentalium indianorum (222663 222664) Dentalium pretiosum (138723 203105 203113 203114 222995)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Dentalium indianorum (222662) Dentalium pretiosum (160361)