Dentalium diarrhox
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Dentalium diarrhox is a tusk shell
of the family
Dentaliidae
, endemic to New Zealand waters. It is found north east of East Cape
at about 1,300 m, on the Chatham Rise
at about 220 m, and in the Tasman Sea
at about 610 m.
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...
of the family
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...
Dentaliidae
Dentaliidae
Dentaliidae is a family of tusk shells in the order Dentaliida.-Genera:* Antalis H. & A. Adams, 1854 * Coccodentalium Sacco, 1896 * Compressidentalium Habe, 1963 * Dentalium Linnaeus, 1758 * Eudentalium Cotton & Godfrey, 1933...
, endemic to New Zealand waters. It is found north east of East Cape
East Cape
East Cape is the easternmost point of the main islands of New Zealand. It is located to the north of Gisborne in the northeast of the North Island....
at about 1,300 m, on the Chatham Rise
Chatham Rise
The Chatham Rise is an area of ocean floor to the east of New Zealand, forming part of the Zealandia continent. It stretches for some from near the South Island in the west, to the Chatham Islands in the east...
at about 220 m, and in the Tasman Sea
Tasman Sea
The Tasman Sea is the large body of water between Australia and New Zealand, approximately across. It extends 2,800 km from north to south. It is a south-western segment of the South Pacific Ocean. The sea was named after the Dutch explorer Abel Janszoon Tasman, the first recorded European...
at about 610 m.