Dentalium longitrorsum
| Dentalium longitrorsum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Scaphopoda |
| Order: | Dentaliida |
| Family: | Dentaliidae |
| Genus: | Dentalium |
| Subgenus: | Laevidentalium |
| Species: | D. longitrorsum |
| Binomial name | |
| Dentalium longitrorsum Reeve, 1842 | |
Dentalium longitrorsum is a species of tusk shell, a marine scaphopod mollusk in the familyDentaliidae.
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
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