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Elongate Tusk

Antalis longitrorsa (Reeve 1842)

Dentalium longitrorsum

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Dentalium longitrorsum is a species of tusk shell, a marine scaphopod mollusk in the family Dentaliidae.

Description

The shell is a slender and long, about 100mm. It is white with a slight curve and the openings at both ends are circular.^[1]

References

^ Smythe, Kathleen (1982). Seashells of the Arabian Gulf. London: George Allen & Unwin. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-04-594001-1.

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Dentalium longitrorsum: Brief Summary

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Dentalium longitrorsum is a species of tusk shell, a marine scaphopod mollusk in the family Dentaliidae.

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Habitat

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van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO).

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