Antalis vulgaris | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Scaphopoda |
Order: | Dentaliida |
Family: | Dentaliidae |
Genus: | Antalis |
Species: | A. vulgaris
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Binomial name | |
Antalis vulgaris (
da Costa, 1778)
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Synonyms | |
Dentalium vulgare (da Costa, 1778) |
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. [1]
Antalis vulgaris is a small mollusc of 3 to 6 cm length with a characteristic elephant tusk shape. Its shell is opaque white and displays closely spaced longitudinal striations on the posterior portion. The anterior aperture (thinnest end) is circular and is occluded by a septum with a central pipe bearing a circular orifice. [2]
The common tusk shell is found from south-western United Kingdom to western Mediterranean. [3]
The species stands vertically in soft grounds and search the sand with specific adhesive tentacles (captacula) for small benthic species such as foraminifera. [3] [4]
Separated sexes. The fecundation is external and gives rise to planktonic larvae called trochophore. [3]
Antalis vulgaris | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Scaphopoda |
Order: | Dentaliida |
Family: | Dentaliidae |
Genus: | Antalis |
Species: | A. vulgaris
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Binomial name | |
Antalis vulgaris (
da Costa, 1778)
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Synonyms | |
Dentalium vulgare (da Costa, 1778) |
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. [1]
Antalis vulgaris is a small mollusc of 3 to 6 cm length with a characteristic elephant tusk shape. Its shell is opaque white and displays closely spaced longitudinal striations on the posterior portion. The anterior aperture (thinnest end) is circular and is occluded by a septum with a central pipe bearing a circular orifice. [2]
The common tusk shell is found from south-western United Kingdom to western Mediterranean. [3]
The species stands vertically in soft grounds and search the sand with specific adhesive tentacles (captacula) for small benthic species such as foraminifera. [3] [4]
Separated sexes. The fecundation is external and gives rise to planktonic larvae called trochophore. [3]