Dentaliida
Appearance
Dentaliida Temporal range:
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Shells of Antalis entalis (top) and Antalis vulgaris (bottom) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Scaphopoda |
Order: | Dentaliida da Costa, 1776 |
Dentaliida is one of the two orders of scaphopod mollusks, commonly known as elephant's tusk shells. The order Dentaliida contains most of the larger scaphopods.
Families
- Anulidentaliidae
- Calliodentaliidae
- Dentaliidae
- Fustiariidae
- Gadilinidae
- Laevidentaliidae
- Omniglyptidae
- Rhabdidae
References
- ^ Yoo, E. K. (1988). "Early Carboniferous Mollusca from Gundy, Upper Hunter, New South Wales". Records of the Australian Museum. 40 (4): 233–264. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.40.1988.157.