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Dentalium

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Dentalium sp.

Lake Nacogdoches spillway, Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA

Dentalium sp.

Lake Nacogdoches spillway, Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA

Dentalium sp.

Lake Nacogdoches spillway, Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA

Description

Dentalium may refer to:

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dentalium, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	2284736	https://www.gbif.org/species/2284736
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	8172	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=8172

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Dentaliida : Dentaliidae : Dentalium

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Scaphopoda	Bronn 1862
order	Dentaliida	Da Costa 1776
family	Dentaliidae	Gray 1834
genus	Dentalium	Linnæus 1758

Scientific Name

Dentalium Linnaeus, 1758

Name Published In

Linnæus, Carolus. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. Vol. Tomus I, Editio decima, reformata: i-ii, 1-824.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Dentalium	genus	belongs to Dentaliidae	stated with evidence	Stanton, 1895
Dentalium	genus	belongs to Dentaliidae	stated without evidence	Martin, 1904
Dentalium	genus	belongs to Scaphopoda	stated without evidence	Mansfield, 1925
Dentalium	genus	belongs to Dentaliidae	stated without evidence	Nagao, 1928
Dentalium	genus	belongs to Dentaliidae	stated with evidence	Gardner, 1947
Dentalium	genus	belongs to Dentaliidae	stated without evidence	Marasti, 1973
Dentalium	genus	belongs to Scaphopoda	stated without evidence	Perrilliat, 1992
Dentalium	genus	belongs to Dentaliidae	stated with evidence	Wienrich, 1999
Dentalium	genus	belongs to Dentaliidae	implied	Wells and Houston, 2001
Dentalium	genus	belongs to Scaphopoda	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Dentalium	genus	belongs to Dentaloidea	stated without evidence	Rohr et al., 2006
Dentalium	genus	belongs to Dentaliidae	stated with evidence	Reynolds and Steiner, 2008

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

12 (14%)

First Recorded Appearance

427 - 423 Ma
Silurian

Motility

slow-moving (based on Dentaliida)

Vision

blind (based on Scaphopoda)

Diet

deposit feeder (based on Dentaliida)

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Scaphopoda)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Common Name(s)

Olifantstand

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dentalium

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Dentalium (Dentalium) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		90	113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
Dentalium (Fissidentalium) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		45	48.6 Ma Eocene	0.78 Ma Pleistocene
Dentalium (Graptacme) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		16	20.4 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Dentalium (Laevidentalium) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		48	228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	0 Ma Extant
Dentalium (Pseudantilis) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		49	55.8 Ma Eocene	0 Ma Extant
Dentalium aciculum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium acutissimum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium adenense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium agassizi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium akasakensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	265 Ma Permian	265 Ma Permian
Dentalium alazanum species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	33.9 Ma Oligocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Dentalium alineatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium amaliense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium amalthei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium amphialum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium andrewsi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium angsananum species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	16.0 Ma Miocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
Dentalium annulatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium apicostatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium aprinum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium arabicum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium aratum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	5.33 Ma Miocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Dentalium araucanum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium arcotinum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Dentalium arctum ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		6	237 Ma Middle Triassic	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Dentalium armillatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium ashiyaensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		6	33.9 Ma Oligocene	28.4 Ma Oligocene
Dentalium asphaltodes species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium atratum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	16.0 Ma Miocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
Dentalium attenuatum species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		10	11.6 Ma Miocene	2.59 Ma Pleistocene
Dentalium austini species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium banale species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium bednalli species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium bifrons species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Dentalium bisexangulatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium bitubatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium bocasense species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	20.4 Ma Miocene	20.4 Ma Miocene
Dentalium bocasensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium bothrum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium buccinulum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium burtonae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium caduloide species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Dentalium calafium species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium caledonicum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium californicum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Dentalium caloosaense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium cannaliculatum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Dentalium castellanensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium cedrosense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium centenniale species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium ceras species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium cheverti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium chilense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium chipolanum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium clausum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium clavus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium collinsae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium compressum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium congoense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium conradi ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		4	33.9 Ma Oligocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
Dentalium conretum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium cookei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium cooperi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		26	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	48.6 Ma Eocene
Dentalium cornubovis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium corrugatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium cossmannianum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	16.0 Ma Miocene	3.60 Ma Pliocene
Dentalium crosnieri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium curtum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium curvotracheatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium danai species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Dentalium danvillense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium debitusae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium decemcostatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium decemostatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium decoratum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	237 Ma Middle Triassic	235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Dentalium decussatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium deforgesi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium degrangei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium denotatum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	11.6 Ma Miocene	11.6 Ma Miocene
Dentalium dijki species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium dilatatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium diopon species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium dispar species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium divulgatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium dollfusi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium duodecemostatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium elephantinum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium elephantium species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium enneagonum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium equisetum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium eugenii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium ewekoroense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium exmouthense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium filosum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium filum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium fisheri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium fistula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium flindersi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium ganense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium garrardi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium gazellae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium giganteum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	48.6 Ma Eocene	48.6 Ma Eocene
Dentalium goftoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium gonatodes ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	5.33 Ma Miocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Dentalium grahami species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium grandaevum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium guineense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium hamatum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Dentalium hanguense species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	61.6 Ma Paleocene	61.6 Ma Paleocene
Dentalium hannai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium healyi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium hecetaensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	427 Ma Silurian	427 Ma Silurian
Dentalium hedleyi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium hexagonum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium hillae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium humboldti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium hyalinum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium hyperhemileuron species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium ihungia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium inaequale ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	11.6 Ma Miocene	11.6 Ma Miocene
Dentalium incisissimum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium indianum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Dentalium innumerable species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium intermedium species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium invalidum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium javanicum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium javanum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium jeanae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium jelli species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium jonkeri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium junghuhni ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Dentalium katchekense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium kathwayae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium kessneri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium klipsteini ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Dentalium komooksense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium lacteolum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium ladinum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium laeve ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		2	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Dentalium laneensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium laqueatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium largicrescens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium latisulcatum species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Dentalium leai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium lebruni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium lebuense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium leptosceles species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium lessoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium letsonae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium leucoryx species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium leve species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium lighti ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	56.0 Ma Paleocene	47.8 Ma Eocene
Dentalium lochi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium lombardicum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Dentalium luchuanum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium magellanicum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium majorinum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium malekulaense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium mancorens species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	41.3 Ma Eocene	41.3 Ma Eocene
Dentalium mannarense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium martensi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium martini species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium mediopacificense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium michelotti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium microstria ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		33	59.2 Ma Paleocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Dentalium minor species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium minus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium minutiannulatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium minutissimum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium mirificum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium molengraaffi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium montense ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	56.0 Ma Paleocene
Dentalium moreanum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	145 Ma Late Jurassic	145 Ma Late Jurassic
Dentalium multannulatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium nagoense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium nanggulanense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium navarroi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium navidadense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium neohexagonum species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		21	5.33 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Dentalium neornatum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	265 Ma Permian	265 Ma Permian
Dentalium nigeriense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium novemcinctum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium nystii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium obscurum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium obtusum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium octangulatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium octocostatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium oerstedii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium oleacinum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium orthezense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium oryx species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium otamaringaense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium ovale species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	33.9 Ma Oligocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Dentalium paucicontortum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium pauperculum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium peitaihoense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium pictile species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium pistis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium pluricostatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium poindimiense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium polygonum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium porterensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		2	41.3 Ma Eocene	28.1 Ma Oligocene
Dentalium potteri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium pretiosum species	listed (PBDB)		5	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Dentalium primarium species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium prisma species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium profundorum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium pseudohexagonum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium pseudonyma ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	28.1 Ma Oligocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
Dentalium pseudorakhiense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium quadratum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium radiolineata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium rakhiense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium raricostatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium rectius species	listed (PBDB)		5	23.0 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Dentalium reevei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium regulare species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium reticulatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium rhotomagense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium rimosum species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	11.6 Ma Miocene	3.60 Ma Pliocene
Dentalium robustum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium rowei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium rugiferum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		10	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	61.6 Ma Paleocene
Dentalium rutteni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium salpinx species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium sandbergeri species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	33.9 Ma Oligocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Dentalium santarosanum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium scarabinoi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium schencki ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	28.1 Ma Oligocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
Dentalium schlosseri ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dentalium sectiforme species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium semicostatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium semistriatum species	listed (PBDB)		5	3.60 Ma Pliocene	0 Ma Extant
Dentalium semitracheatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium sericatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium serratum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium sewelli species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium sexcostatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium siberutense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium sigsbeanum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium simile ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		10	242 Ma Middle Triassic	228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Dentalium sokkohense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fissidentalium solidum species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		15	37.2 Ma Eocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
Dentalium sorbii ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	260 Ma Permian	260 Ma Permian
Dentalium soriense ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	56.0 Ma Paleocene	56.0 Ma Paleocene
Dentalium sougraignense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium speyeri ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	272 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian
Dentalium spiniforme species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium stenochizum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium stentor ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		20	140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	47.8 Ma Eocene
Dentalium stramineum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		16	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	37.2 Ma Eocene
Dentalium striatulinum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium strigatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium stumkatae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium subcompressum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium subcylindricum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium subentalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium sublineatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium subquadratum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium subsexangulare species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium sulcosum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium sundkrogensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	61.6 Ma Paleocene	61.6 Ma Paleocene
Dentalium suzukii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium tegalense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium tenuistriatum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	48.6 Ma Eocene	48.6 Ma Eocene
Dentalium tomlini species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium tornatissimum species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Dentalium tornatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium transversostriatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium trigonale species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium triquetrum species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Dentalium truncatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium uchauxiense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium vacavillensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	56.0 Ma Paleocene	56.0 Ma Paleocene
Dentalium vallicolens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium variabile species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium varicostata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium vaughani species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium waccamawense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium waisiuense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium wellsi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium wilsoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium woolacottae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium yasilum species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	41.3 Ma Eocene	41.3 Ma Eocene
Dentalium yokohamense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentalium zephyrinum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Dentalites Schlotheim, 1813	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Dentaliida : Dentaliidae : *Dentalites*
Dertalium Krorow, 1885	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Dentaliida : Dentaliidae : *Dertalium*
Dentalia Perry, 1811	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Dentaliida : Dentaliidae : *Dentalia*
Denialium Stephanoff, 1932	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Dentaliida : Dentaliidae : *Denialium*
Deutalium Ponzi, 1872	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Dentaliida : Dentaliidae : *Deutalium*
Dentalius Forbes, 1841	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Dentaliida : Dentaliidae : *Dentalius*
Dentalinm Pilsbry & Sharpe, 1898	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Dentaliida : Dentaliidae : *Dentalinm*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1758	Dentalium Linnaeus p. 785
1895	Dentalium Stanton p. 62
1904	Dentalium Martin p. 271
1925	Dentalium Mansfield p. 62
1928	Dentalium Nagao p. 88
1935	Dentalium Oostingh p. 120
1938	Dentalium Turner p. 96
1947	Dentalium Gardner p. 624
1973	Dentalium Marasti p. 113
1976	Dentalium Moore p. 41
1984	Dentalium Moore p. 30
1984	Dentalium Pugaczewska p. 54
1984	Dentalium Squires p. 15
1986	Dentalium Kensley and Pether p. 209
1987	Dentalium Squires p. 20
1992	Dentalium Perrilliat p. 28
1992	Dentalium Squires and Demetrion p. 25
1999	Dentalium Wienrich p. 263
2001	Dentalium Wells and Houston p. 95
2002	Dentalium Sepkoski, Jr.
2006	Dentalium Rohr et al.
2008	Dentalium Reynolds and Steiner p. 147 figs. Table 7.1

Year	Name and Author
1758	Dentalium Linnaeus p. 785
1895	Dentalium Stanton p. 62
1904	Dentalium Martin p. 271
1925	Dentalium Mansfield p. 62
1928	Dentalium Nagao p. 88
1935	Dentalium Oostingh p. 120
1938	Dentalium Turner p. 96
1947	Dentalium Gardner p. 624
1973	Dentalium Marasti p. 113
1976	Dentalium Moore p. 41
1984	Dentalium Moore p. 30
1984	Dentalium Pugaczewska p. 54
1984	Dentalium Squires p. 15
1986	Dentalium Kensley and Pether p. 209
1987	Dentalium Squires p. 20
1992	Dentalium Perrilliat p. 28
1992	Dentalium Squires and Demetrion p. 25
1999	Dentalium Wienrich p. 263
2001	Dentalium Wells and Houston p. 95
2002	Dentalium Sepkoski, Jr.
2006	Dentalium Rohr et al.
2008	Dentalium Reynolds and Steiner p. 147 figs. Table 7.1

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