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Family: Dentaliidae



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226 species (see list below)
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Antalis aculeata
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Antalis agilis
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Antalis albatrossae
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Antalis antillaris
[Antillean tuskshell]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm DL
 
Antalis antillarum
[Antillean tusk]
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Antalis bartletti
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Antalis berryi
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Antalis boucheti
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Antalis callithrix
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Max. Length 2.9 cm SHL
 
Antalis cerata
[Waxy tuskshell]
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Max. Length 5 cm SHL
 
Antalis circumcincta
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Antalis dentalis
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Antalis diarrhox
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Max. Length 4 cm SHL
 
Antalis disparile
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Antalis entalis
[Occidental tuskshell]
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Antalis gardineri
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Antalis glaucarena
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Antalis guillei
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Antalis inaequicostata
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Antalis inflexa
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Max. Length 4.9 cm SHL
 
Antalis infracta
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Antalis intesi
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Antalis longitrorsa
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Antalis marukawai
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Antalis minutissima
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Antalis nana
[Small tusk shell]
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Antalis novemcostata
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Antalis occidentalis
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Antalis panorma
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Antalis perinvoluta
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Antalis phanea
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Max. Length 2 cm DL
 
Antalis pilsbryi
[Pilsbry tuskshell]
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Antalis porcata
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Antalis pretiosa
[Wampum tuskshell]
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Antalis rossati
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Antalis senegalensis
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Antalis suteri
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Max. Length 2.1 cm SHL
 
Antalis taphria
[Green tuskshell]
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Antalis tibana
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Antalis tubulata
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Antalis usitata
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Antalis usitatum
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Antalis valdiviae
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Antalis vulgaris
[Tusk shell]
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Antalis weinkauffi
[Elephant's tusk shell]
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Coccodentalium cancellatum
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Coccodentalium gemmiparum
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Compressidentalium ceciliae
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Compressidentalium clathratum
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Compressidentalium compressiusculum
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Compressidentalium hungerfordi
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Compressidentalium lardum
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Compressidentalium sedecimcostatum
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Compressidentalium sibogae
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Compressidentalium subcurvatum
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Compressidentalium sumatrense
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Compressidentalium zanzibarense
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Dentalium aciculum
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Dentalium adenense
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Dentalium agassizi
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Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific

Dentalium aprinumLinnaeus, 1767

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Dentalium aprinum
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Dentalium austini
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Dentalium bisexangulatum
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Dentalium buccinulum
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Dentalium burtonae
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Dentalium caledonicum
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Dentalium cheverti
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Dentalium clavus
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Dentalium collinsae
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Dentalium congoensis
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Dentalium cookei
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Dentalium crosnieri
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Dentalium curtum
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Dentalium dacostianum
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Dentalium decemcostatum
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Dentalium deforgesi
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Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-Pacific

Dentalium elephantinumLinnaeus, 1758

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Dentalium elephantinum
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Dentalium eupatrides
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Dentalium exmouthensis
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Dentalium filosum
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Dentalium floridense
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Dentalium garrardi
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Dentalium goftoni
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Max. Length 1.1 cm SHL
 
Dentalium gouldii
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Dentalium grahami
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Dentalium healyi
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Dentalium hedleyi
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Dentalium hillae
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Dentalium hyperhemileuron
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Dentalium invalidum
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Dentalium javanum
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Dentalium jeanae
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Dentalium jelli
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Dentalium katchekense
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Dentalium kathwayae
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Dentalium kessneri
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Max. Length 6 cm SHL
 
Dentalium laqueatum
[Reticulate tuskshell]
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Max. Length 7.5 cm DL
 
Dentalium lebruni
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Dentalium lessoni
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Dentalium letsonae
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Dentalium leucoryx
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Dentalium lochi
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Arntz, Wolf E.

Southern Pacific and Anta
Max. Length 7.4 cm DL
Dentalium majorinumMabille & Rochebrune, 1889

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Dentalium majorinum
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Dentalium mannarense
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Dentalium mediopacificensis
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Dentalium michelottii
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Dentalium neohexagonum
[Hexagon tuskshell]
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Dentalium obscurum
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Dentalium obtusum
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Dentalium octangulatum
[Octangular tusk shell]
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Dentalium oerstedii
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Dentalium oryx
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Dentalium pluricostatum
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Dentalium potteri
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Dentalium rebeccaense
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Dentalium reevei
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Dentalium regulare
[Regular tusk shell]
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Dentalium robustum
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Dentalium rowei
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Dentalium scarabinoi
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Dentalium strigatum
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Dentalium stumkatae
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Dentalium texasianum
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Dentalium tomlini
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Dentalium vallicolens
[Trench tuskshell]
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Dentalium variabile
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Dentalium wellsi
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Dentalium woolacottae
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Eudentalium quadricostatum
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Fissidentalium actiniophorum
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Fissidentalium aegeum
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Max. Length 5 cm DL
 
Fissidentalium amphialum
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Fissidentalium candidum
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Fissidentalium capillosum
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Max. Length 8.9 cm SHL
 
Fissidentalium carduus
[Yellow tuskshell]
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Fissidentalium ceras
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Fissidentalium complexum
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Fissidentalium cornubovis
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Fissidentalium edenensis
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Fissidentalium elizabethae
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Fissidentalium erosum
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Fissidentalium eualdes
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Fissidentalium exasperatum
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Fissidentalium exuberans
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Fissidentalium franklinae
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Fissidentalium georgiense
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Fissidentalium horikoshii
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Fissidentalium kawamurai
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Fissidentalium laterischismum
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Fissidentalium levii
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Fissidentalium magnificum
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Fissidentalium malayanum
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Fissidentalium megathyris
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Fissidentalium meridionale
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Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific

Fissidentalium metivieriScarabino, 1995

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Fissidentalium metivieri
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Fissidentalium opacum
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Fissidentalium paucicostatum
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Fissidentalium peruvianum
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Fissidentalium platypleurum
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Fissidentalium ponderi
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Fissidentalium profundorum
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Fissidentalium salpinx
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Fissidentalium semivestitum
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Fissidentalium serrulatum
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Fissidentalium shirleyae
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Fissidentalium shoplandi
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Fissidentalium tenuicostatum
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Fissidentalium verconis
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Fissidentalium vicdani
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Fissidentalium waterhousae
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Fissidentalium yokoyamai
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Fissidentalium zelandicum
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Graptacme aciculum
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Graptacme acutissima
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Graptacme acutistriata
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Graptacme africana
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Graptacme buccinulum
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Max. Length 2.3 cm TL
 
Graptacme calamus
[Reed tuskshell]
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Max. Length 6 cm DL
 
Graptacme eborea
[Ivory tuskshell]
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Graptacme elpis
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Graptacme inversa
[Turned tuskshell]
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Graptacme lactea
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Graptacme marchadi
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Graptacme nielseni
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Max. Length 9 cm TL
 
Graptacme perlonga
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Graptacme secta
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Graptacme semipolita
[Half-smooth tuskshell]
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Graptacme semistriata
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Max. Length 4.6 cm TL
 
Graptacme semistriolata
[Scratched tuskshell]
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Graptacme semistriolatum
[Half-scratched tusk]
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Graptacme splendida
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Graptacme takakoae
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Max. Length 3 cm DL
 
Paradentalium americanum
[American tuskshell]
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Paradentalium angustistriatum
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Max. Length 3.8 cm DL
 
Paradentalium disparile
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Paradentalium flindersi
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Paradentalium francisense
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Paradentalium gradile
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Paradentalium hemileuron
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Paradentalium hexagonum
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Max. Length 3.6 cm DL
 
Paradentalium infractum
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Paradentalium intercalatum
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Paradentalium katowense
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Paradentalium natalense
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Paradentalium octopleuron
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Paradentalium pistis
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Paradentalium pseudosexagonum
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Paradentalium rudoi
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Pictodentalium festivum
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Pictodentalium formosum
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Pictodentalium vernedei
[Vernerd's tusk shell]
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Plagioglypta pertracheata
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Schizodentalium plurifissuratum
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Striodentalium chinensis
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Striodentalium hosoi
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Striodentalium kanakorum
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Striodentalium polycostatum
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Striodentalium rhabdotum
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Striodentalium thetidis
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Striodentalium tosaensis
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Tesseracme dispar
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Tesseracme philcolmani
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Tesseracme quadrangularis
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Tesseracme quadrapicalis
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Tesseracme tesseragona
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Tesseracme tetrapleura
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