Dentaliidae
Encyclopedia
Dentaliidae is a family
of tusk shell
s in the order
Dentaliida
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Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of tusk shell
Tusk shell
The tusk shells or scaphopods are a class of shelled marine mollusks. The scientific name of this class is Scaphopoda, meaning "shovel-footed". Shells of species within this class range from about 0.5 to 15 cm in length...
s in the order
Order (biology)
In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...
Dentaliida
Dentaliida
Dentaliida is one of the two orders of scaphopod mollusks, commonly known as elephant's tusk shells. The order Dentaliida contains most of the larger scaphopods.-Families:* Anulidentaliidae* Calliodentaliidae* Dentaliidae* Fustiariidae* Gadilidae...
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Genera
- Antalis H. & A. Adams, 1854
- Coccodentalium Sacco, 1896
- Compressidentalium Habe, 1963
- DentaliumDentalium (genus)Dentalium is a large genus of tooth shells or tusk shells, marine scaphopod molluscs in the family Dentaliidae. It has fifty described species.-Native Americans:...
Linnaeus, 1758 - Eudentalium Cotton & Godfrey, 1933
- Fissidentalium Fischer, 1885
- Graptacme Pilsbry & Sharp, 1897
- Paradentalium Cotton & Godfrey, 1933
- Pictodentalium Palmer, 1974
- Plagioglypta Pilsbry in Pilsbry & Sharp, 1897
- Schizodentalium Sowerby, 1894
- Striodentalium Habe, 1964
- Tesseracme Pilsbry & Sharp, 1897