Dentalium longitrorsum
Dentalium longitrorsum is a species of tusk shell, a marine scaphopod mollusk in the family Dentaliidae.
Dentalium longitrorsum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Scaphopoda |
Order: | Dentaliida |
Family: | Dentaliidae |
Genus: | Dentalium |
Species: | D. longitrorsum |
Binomial name | |
Dentalium longitrorsum Reeve, 1842 | |
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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