American Tusk Shell

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(Chenu, 1843)

Paradentalium americanum

American Tusk Shell

Phylum:

Mollusca

Taxonomy

Class:

Scaphopoda

Order:

Dentaliida

Family:

Dentaliidae

ANSP 332080

Shell Information

Length (mm):

Chirality:

N/A

Description:

Ecological Information

Distribution:

Northern Florida to Brazil

Depth (m):

1 to 95 meters

Diet:

Habitat:

Works Cited

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase.�Paradentalium americanum�(Chenu, 1843). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=344520 on 2021-12-17
Kraeuter, J. N. (1972). A TAXONOMIC AND DISTRIBUTIONAL STUDY OF THE WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC DENTALIIDAE (MOLLUSCA: SCAPHOPODA). University of Delaware.