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Entalis

Scaphopoda

Taxonomy
Entalis was named by Sowerby (1839). It is extant.

It was reranked as Dentalium (Entalis) by Anderson and Hanna (1935).

It was assigned to Dentalium by Anderson and Hanna (1935); and to Scaphopoda by Godefroid et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Entalis Sowerby p. 158
1935Dentalium (Entalis) Anderson and Hanna p. 27
2006Entalis Godefroid et al. pp. 141 - 142

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classScaphopodaBronn 1862
genusEntalisSowerby 1839

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.

G. Entalis Sowerby 1839
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Dentalium (Entalis) whiteavesi Anderson and Hanna 1935
Entalis acriculum Tate 1887
Entalis annulatum Tate 1887
Entalis multiplicans Kittl 1903
Entalis orahovicensis Kittl 1903
Entalis ornata de Koninck 1843
Entalis subfissura Tate 1887
Entalis turcica Kittl 1903
Entalis walciodorensis de Koninck 1883
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: slow-movingc
Life habit: shallow infaunalc
Diet: deposit feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:50:41
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:07:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Brigantian to the top of the Badenian or 336.00000 to 12.70000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 330.9 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9Ireland (Cork) Dentalium ornatum (184504)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17Bosnia and Herzegovina E. orahovicensis, E. multiplicans, E. turcica (206739)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) E. laevis (66084)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (California) Dentalium whiteavesi (80931 80932 80933 80935 80936 80937 80938 80939 220930)
Turonian - Santonian93.9 - 83.6USA (California) Dentalium whiteavesi (80942 80944)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3USA (California) Dentalium whiteavesi (44214 44233)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (Wyoming) E. paupercula (105717)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) E. pauperculum (82676 82677)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) Dentalium whiteavesi (220366)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) Dentalium whiteavesi (72057 219077)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) Dentalium whiteavesi (220913)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Mexico (Baja California) Dentalium whiteavesi (200117)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (California) Dentalium whiteavesi (83774 83792 215344)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (California) Dentalium whiteavesi (219051)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.7USA (California) Dentalium whiteavesi (192824)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (Victoria) E. acriculum (72210)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Romania Dentalium badensis (86875 86908)