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Specimen, shell

Other name(s): 
Antalis entalis
Dentalium entalis
North European elephant
tuskcommon elephant tusk
The tusk shell
Collection ID: 
Z555.1.136
Collection: 
Zoology
Class: Scaphopoda. 6 specimens. Long, slender cylindrical shell that tapers at one end. It's white or off white in colour with a distinct curve in it. They're found mostly off shore in sand.

Field collection

CollectorRobert Rendall

References

Reference literatureRendall, R. 'Mollusca Orcandensia' (1956) Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 66, pp.131-201 (p.181)