†Dentalium (Fissidentalium) laneensis Hickman 1969 (tusk shell)
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Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Alternative combination: Dentalium laneensis
Belongs to Dentalium (Fissidentalium) according to E. J. Moore 1976
See also Addicott 1973
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UO 27332, a shell
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (12: California, Oregon collections)
• Eocene of United States (22: California, Oregon, Washington)
Total: 34 collections each including a single occurrence
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