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Dentalium schencki

Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Dentalium schencki Moore
1976Dentalium schencki Addicott p. 35

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classScaphopodaBronn 1862
orderDentaliidaDa Costa 1776
familyDentaliidaeGray 1834
genusDentalium
speciesschenckiMoore 1963

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.

Dentalium schencki Moore 1963
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Diagnosis
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Aquitanian or 28.10000 to 20.44000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Washington) Dentalium schencki (37575 37580 37585 37586 37590)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44USA (Washington) Dentalium schencki (37560)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (Washington) Dentalium schencki (37574)