Dentaliida is one of the two orders of scaphopod mollusks, commonly known as elephant's tusk shells, and contains most of the larger bodied scaphopods across eight recognized families. It is distinguished from the other scaphopod order, Gadilida, by a shell that tapers uniformly from the front of the animal to the back, by a boat shaped foot with a central trough, and by differences in the arrangement of internal organs. Members of the order have a long fossil record extending from the Carboniferous period to the present.
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Parent Taxon Of
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Antalis vulgaris
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ1130206, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Dentaliida
WikipediaIntroduction
The order Dentaliida contains most of the larger scaphopods, and is distinguished from the other order (the Gadilidae) by the shape of its shell (the dentaliid shell tapers uniformly from anterior to posterior; the gadilid one has an anterior shell opening slightly smaller than the shell's widest point), the shape of the foot (the dentaliid foot i
In Group: Tusk Shell Orders (Scaphopoda), Lead
Dentaliida is one of the two orders of scaphopod mollusks, commonly known as elephant's tusk shells.
View the Source Wikidata: Dentaliida
Wikidata Q1130206, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Antalis vulgaris
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Common Tusk Shell, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Common Tusk Shell, Taxon record
"order": "Dentaliida"
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