Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Full reference: D. B. K. Palmer. 1923. A fauna from the Middle Eocene shales near Vacaville, California. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 14(8):289-318
Belongs to Dentalium according to D. B. K. Palmer 1923
Sister taxa: Dentalium (Dentalium), Dentalium (Fissidentalium), Dentalium (Graptacme), Dentalium (Laevidentalium), Dentalium (Pseudantilis), Dentalium alazanum, Dentalium angsananum, Dentalium aratum, Dentalium arcotinum, Dentalium arctum, Dentalium ashiyaensis, Dentalium atratum, Dentalium attenuatum, Dentalium bifrons, Dentalium bitubatum, Dentalium bocasense, Dentalium caduloide, Dentalium californicum, Dentalium cannaliculatum, Dentalium cooperi, Dentalium cossmannianum, Dentalium decoratum, Dentalium denotatum, Dentalium dumblei, Dentalium giganteum, Dentalium gonatodes, Dentalium hamatum, Dentalium hanguense, Dentalium hecetaensis, Dentalium indianum, Dentalium junghuhni, Dentalium klipsteini, Dentalium laeve, Dentalium laevigatum, Dentalium laqueatum, Dentalium latisulcatum, Dentalium leve, Dentalium lombardicum, Dentalium mancorens, Dentalium microstria, Dentalium minutistriatum, Dentalium montense, Dentalium moreanum, Dentalium multicanaliculatum, Dentalium neohexagonum, Dentalium ovale, Dentalium porterensis, Dentalium pseudonyma, Dentalium radiolineata, Dentalium rimosum, Dentalium rugiferum, Dentalium sacheri, Dentalium sandbergeri, Dentalium schencki, Dentalium schlosseri, Dentalium simile, Dentalium solidum, Dentalium sorbii, Dentalium soriense, Dentalium speyeri, Dentalium stentor, Dentalium stramineum, Dentalium subcompressum, Dentalium sundkrogensis, Dentalium tenuicostatum, Dentalium tenuistriatum, Dentalium tornatissimum, Dentalium triquetrum, Dentalium yasilum
Type specimen: UCMP 30593, a shell. Its type locality is UCMP 3573 - NW of Vacaville, which is in a Ypresian offshore shale in California.
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution: found only at UCMP 3573 - NW of Vacaville
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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