Common tusk shell, Antalis vulgaris, is a species of tusk shell, a scaphopod mollusk with a tapering, tube-shaped shell open at both ends resembling a small elephant tusk. It is mainly encountered burrowed into sandy seafloor sediment at depths ranging from about five to one thousand meters, where it feeds on microscopic organisms drawn in by thread-like feeding tentacles extending from its buried end.
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Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Antalis vulgaris
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1. Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF species profiles for Antalis vulgaris
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"taxonKey": 2284973, "marine": true, "source": "World Register of Marine Species"
2. Antalis vulgaris (Wikipedia)
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Antalis vulgaris, commonly known as the common tusk shell, is a species of scaphopods mainly encountered on sandy bottoms from 5 to 1000 meters depth.
3. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Antalis vulgaris
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"canonicalName": "Antalis vulgaris"
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