Antalis pretiosa Wampum Tuskshell, Indian Money Tusk

Antalis pretiosa is commonly referred to as Wampum Tuskshell, Indian Money Tusk. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Robyn J. Waayers, USA

Antalis pretiosa.36 mm.S. of Imperial Beach, California, USA.2017

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lexID:: 13816
AphiaID:: 344446

Scientific:: Antalis pretiosa
German:: Kostbarer Elefantenstoßzahn
English:: Wampum Tuskshell, Indian Money Tusk

Category:: Annet

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Scaphopoda (Class) > Dentaliida (Order) > Dentaliidae (Family) > Antalis (Genus) > pretiosa (Species)
Initial determination:: (G. B. Sowerby II, ), 1860

Occurrence:: Alaska (Western Atlantic), Canada Eastern Pacific, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), Northeast Pacific Ocean, USA
Sea depth:: 2 - 152 Meter
Size:: 3,6 cm
Food:: Detritus
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Antalis agilis
Antalis albatrossae
Antalis alis
Antalis antillaris
Antalis ariannae
Antalis bartletti
Antalis berryi
Antalis boucheti
Antalis caprottii
Antalis cerata
Antalis circumcincta
Antalis dentalis
Europäischer Elefantenstoßzahn
Antalis diarrhox
Antalis entalis
Antalis gardineri
Antalis glaucarena
Antalis guillei
Antalis inaequicostata
Antalis inflexa
Antalis intesi
Antalis longitrorsa
Antalis maestratii
Antalis marukawai
Antalis nana
Kleiner Elefantenstoßzahn
Antalis novemcostata
Antalis occidentalis
Antalis panorma
Antalis perinvoluta
Antalis phanea
Antalis pilsbryi
Antalis porcata
Antalis pretiosa
Kostbarer Elefantenstoßzahn
Antalis rossati
Antalis senegalensis
Antalis suteri
Antalis taphria
Antalis tibana
Antalis tubulata
Antalis usitata
Antalis valdiviae
Antalis vulgaris
Gemeiner Elefantenstoßzahn
Antalis weinkauffi

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2021-04-24 19:54:52
Last edit:: 2021-04-24 20:00:39

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Antalis pretiosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1860)

The Tusk snails has a narrow, tubular shell.

Synonymised names:
Dentalium pretiosum G. B. Sowerby II, 1860 (original combination)

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Antalis pretiosa.36 mm.S. of Imperial Beach, California, USA.2017

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