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Dentaliidae

Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Dentaliidae Gray
1895Dentaliidae Stanton p. 62
1904Dentaliidae Martin p. 271
1938Dentaliidae Turner p. 96
1947Dentaliidae Harris and Palmer p. 209
1974Dentalliidae Palmer
1984Dentaliidae Squires p. 15
1987Dentaliidae Squires p. 20
1988Dentaliidae Squires p. 7
1999Dentaliidae Wienrich p. 263
2001Dentaliidae Wells and Houston p. 94
2008Dentaliidae Reynolds and Steiner p. 147 figs. Table 7.1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classScaphopodaBronn 1862
orderDentaliidaDa Costa 1776
familyDentaliidaeGray 1834
familyDentaliidaeGray 1834

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.

Fm. Dentaliidae Gray 1834
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G. Antalis Adams and Adams 1854
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†Antalis acuta Hebert 1849
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Invalid names: Dentalium acutum Hebert 1849 [synonym], Dentalium grande Deshayes and Sismonda 1857 [synonym], Entalis appenninicus Sacco 1904 [synonym]
†Antalis angusta Deshayes 1861
Antalis antillarum d'Orbigny 1847
†Antalis bouei Deshayes 1825
†Antalis constricta Newton and Harris 1894
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Invalid names: Entaliopsis annulata Newton and Harris 1894 [synonym]
†Antalis interruptum Schröter 1854
†Antalis kickxii Nyst 1843
Antalis pretiosa Nuttall in Sowerby 1860
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Invalid names: Dentalium indianorum Carpenter 1864 [synonym]
†Dentalium (Antalis) danvillense Harris and Palmer 1947
†Dentalium (Antalis) vincense Harris and Palmer 1947
Invalid names: Entaliopsis Newton and Harris 1894 [synonym]
G. Coccodentalium Sacco 1896
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†Coccodentalium emersoni Squires 1988
G. Compressidentalium Habe 1963
G. Dentalium Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. †Dentalium (Fissidentalium) Fischer 1885
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Subg. Dentalium (Graptacme) Pilsbry and Sharpe 1897
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Subg. Dentalium (Pseudantilis) Monterosato 1884
Dentalium agassizi Pilsbry and Sharp 1897
†Dentalium alazanum Cooke 1928
†Dentalium angsananum Martin 1922
†Dentalium aratum Tate 1887
†Dentalium arcotinum Forbes 1846
†Dentalium arctum Pichler 1857
†Dentalium ashiyaensis Nagao 1928
†Dentalium atratum Tate 1887
†Dentalium bifrons Tate 1887
†Dentalium bitubatum Meyer 1886
†Dentalium bocasense Olsson 1922
†Dentalium caduloide Dall 1892
†Dentalium californicum Stanton 1895
†Dentalium cannaliculatum Klipstein 1843
†Dentalium cazadorianum Wilckens 1907
†Dentalium cooperi Gabb 1864
†Dentalium cossmannianum Pilsbry and Sharp 1897
†Dentalium decoratum Münster 1841
†Dentalium denotatum Ludbrook 1956
†Dentalium dumblei Harris 1933
†Dentalium giganteum Sowerby 1846
†Dentalium gonatodes Martin 1885
†Dentalium gracilis Hall and Meek 1855
†Dentalium hamatum Forbes 1846
†Dentalium hanguense Cox 1930
†Dentalium hecetaensis Rohr et al. 2006
†Dentalium indianum Girty 1911
†Dentalium junghuhni Martin 1879
†Dentalium klipsteini Kittl 1891
†Dentalium laeve Schlotheim 1820
†Dentalium laevigatum Ponzi 1876
Dentalium laqueatum Verrill 1885
†Dentalium leve Stephenson 1923
†Dentalium lombardicum Kittl 1899
†Dentalium mancorens Olsson 1930
†Dentalium microstria Heilprin 1880
†Dentalium montense Briart and Cornet 1889
†Dentalium moreanum d'Orbigny 1845
†Dentalium nanaimoense Meek 1858
Dentalium neohexagonum Sharp and Pilsbry 1897
†Dentalium ovale Cooke 1928
†Dentalium porterensis Weaver 1912
†Dentalium pseudonyma Pilsbry and Sharp 1898
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Invalid names: Dentalium conradi Dall 1909 [synonym], Dentalium petricola Dall 1909 [synonym]
†Dentalium radiolineata Clark 1918
†Dentalium rimosum Bose 1906
†Dentalium rugiferum von Koenen 1885
†Dentalium sacheri Alth 1850
†Dentalium sandbergeri Cossmann and Lambert 1884
†Dentalium schencki Moore 1963
†Dentalium schlosseri Traub 1938
†Dentalium simile Münster 1841
†Dentalium solidum Hutton 1873
†Dentalium sorbii King 1850
†Dentalium soriense Eames 1952
†Dentalium speyeri Geinitz 1852
†Dentalium stentor Anderson and Hanna 1925
†Dentalium stramineum Gabb 1864
†Dentalium sundkrogensis Schnetler 2001
†Dentalium tenuistriatum Martin 1879
†Dentalium triquetrum Tate 1887
†Dentalium vacavillensis Palmer 1923
†Dentalium yasilum Olsson 1930
G. †Eodentalium Medina and del Valle 1985
G. Eudentalium Cotton and Godfrey 1933
G. Fissidentalium Fischer 1885
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†Fissidentalium badense Hörnes 1856
†Fissidentalium granadanum Anderson 1929
†Fissidentalium mantelli Zittel 1865
†Fissidentalium rei Maxwell 1992
†Fissidentalium solidissimum Pilsbry and Brown 1917
G. Graptacme Pilsbry 1897
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Invalid names: Dentalium semipolitum Broderip and Sowerby 1829 [synonym]
G. Lentigodentalium Habe 1963
G. †Minodentalium Asato and Kase 2021
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†Minodentalium furcatum Waterhouse 1980
†Minodentalium girtyi Knight 1940
†Minodentalium hayasakai Asato and Kase 2021
†Minodentalium herculeum de Koninck 1863
†Minodentalium ingens de Koninck 1843
†Minodentalium meekianum Geinitz 1866
†Minodentalium okumurai Asato and Kase 2021
†Minodentalium priscum Goldfuss 1841
†Minodentalium prosseri Morningstar 1922
G. †Paleodentalium Gentile 1974
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†Paleodentalium kansasense Gentile 1974
G. Paradentalium Cotton and Godfrey 1933
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Invalid names: Dentalium texasianum Philippi 1849 [synonym]
Paradentalium disparile d'Orbigny 1847
G. Pictodentalium Habe 1963
G. †Plagioglypta Pilsbry 1898
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†Plagioglypta annulostriata Meek and Worthen 1870
†Plagioglypta undulata Münster 1841
G. Schizodentalium Sowerby 1894
G. Striodentalium Habe 1964
G. Tesseracme Pilsbry 1898
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ludlow to the top of the Holocene or 427.40000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 423.0 Ma

Collections (1973 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0USA (Alaska) Dentalium hecetaensis (85025)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Canada (Manitoba) Dentalium sp. (228168 228173 228423 228424 228425)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Australia (New South Wales) Plagioglypta numerosa (44159 44161) Plagioglypta numerosa, Fissidentalium longistriatum (44158)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (California) Dentalium sp. (214521)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5USA (Texas) Plagioglypta sp. (568)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5USA (Nevada) Dentalium sp., Plagioglypta sp. (62674)
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Nevada) Plagioglypta sp. (77065)
Serpukhovian330.9 - 323.2USA (Oklahoma) Plagioglypta annulostriatum (5611)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Missouri) Plagioglypta sp. (106)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Oklahoma) Plagioglypta sp. (79 111 112 8632 8633 8634 8635 8636 8637 8638 8639 8640 8641 8642 8643 8644 8645 8646 8647 8648 8649 8651 91530)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Texas) Dentalium sp. (11127)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Kansas) Plagioglypta sp. (110)
Late/Upper Pennsylvanian307.0 - 298.9USA (Indiana) Plagioglypta sp. (215554)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Oklahoma) Plagioglypta sp. (117 125 144)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Pennsylvania) Dentalium meekanum (184103) Plagioglypta sp. (83720)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Kansas) Dentalium kansasense (11095)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Missouri) Dentalium meekianum (26878) Plagioglypta sp. (118)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Maryland) Plagioglypta annulistriata (118828)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Plagioglypta annulostriata (160175)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) Plagioglypta annulistriata (218004)