Dentalium
Dentalium is a large genus of tooth shells or tusk shells, marine scaphopod molluscs in the family Dentaliidae. The genus contains 50 described species and about 50 extinct species.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
octagonal tusk shell
speciesDentalium octangulatum
Hexagon Tuskshell
speciesDentalium neohexagonum
elephant tusk shell
speciesDentalium elephantinum
boar's tusk shell
speciesDentalium aprinum
Dentalium oerstedii
speciesDentalium oerstedii
Dentalium buccinulum
speciesDentalium buccinulum
Dentalium agassizi
speciesDentalium agassizi
Dentalium bisexangulatum
speciesDentalium bisexangulatum
Dentalium obtusum
speciesDentalium obtusum
Dentalium clavus
speciesDentalium clavus
Dentalium congoense
speciesDentalium congoense
Dentalium mannarense
speciesDentalium mannarense
Dentalium majorinum
speciesDentalium majorinum
Dentalium laqueatum
speciesDentalium laqueatum
Dentalium obscurum
speciesDentalium obscurum
Dentalium regulare
speciesDentalium regulare
Dentalium strigatum
speciesDentalium strigatum
Dentalium lochi
speciesDentalium lochi
Dentalium potteri
speciesDentalium potteri
Dentalium rowei
speciesDentalium rowei
Dentalium stumkatae
speciesDentalium stumkatae
Dentalium wellsi
speciesDentalium wellsi
Dentalium healyi
speciesDentalium healyi
Dentalium scarabinoi
speciesDentalium scarabinoi
Dentalium debitusae
speciesDentalium debitusae
Dentalium poindimiense
speciesDentalium poindimiense
Dentalium humboldti
speciesDentalium humboldti
Dentalium deforgesi
speciesDentalium deforgesi
Dentalium austini
speciesDentalium austini
Dentalium burtonae
speciesDentalium burtonae
Dentalium collinsae
speciesDentalium collinsae
Dentalium garrardi
speciesDentalium garrardi
Dentalium goftoni
speciesDentalium goftoni
Dentalium grahami
speciesDentalium grahami
Dentalium hedleyi
speciesDentalium hedleyi
Dentalium hillae
speciesDentalium hillae
Dentalium jeanae
speciesDentalium jeanae
Dentalium jelli
speciesDentalium jelli
Dentalium kathwayae
speciesDentalium kathwayae
Dentalium kessneri
speciesDentalium kessneri
Dentalium hyperhemileuron
speciesDentalium hyperhemileuron
Dentalium tomlini
speciesDentalium tomlini
Dentalium adenense
speciesDentalium adenense
Dentalium katchekense
speciesDentalium katchekense
Dentalium invalidum
speciesDentalium invalidum
Dentalium woolacottae
speciesDentalium woolacottae
Dentalium caledonicum
speciesDentalium caledonicum
Dentalium crosnieri
speciesDentalium crosnieri
Dentalium oryx
speciesDentalium oryx
Dentalium pluricostatum
speciesDentalium pluricostatum
Dentalium vallicolens
speciesDentalium vallicolens
Dentalium robustum
speciesDentalium robustum
Dentalium cheverti
speciesDentalium cheverti
Dentalium cookei
speciesDentalium cookei
Dentalium magellanicum
speciesDentalium magellanicum
Dentalium curtum
speciesDentalium curtum
Dentalium javanum
speciesDentalium javanum
Dentalium reevei
speciesDentalium reevei
Dentalium decemcostatum
speciesDentalium decemcostatum
Dentalium lessoni
speciesDentalium lessoni
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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