WoRMS taxon details
Antalis pretiosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1860)
344446 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:344446)
accepted
Species
Dentalium pretiosum G. B. Sowerby II, 1860 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Dentalium pretiosum G. B. Sowerby II, 1860) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1860). Monograph of the genus <i>Dentalium</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 3 (20): 97–104, pl. 223–225. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15940524 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Antalis pretiosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1860). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=344446 on 2025-10-08
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Dentalium pretiosum G. B. Sowerby II, 1860) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1860). Monograph of the genus <i>Dentalium</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 3 (20): 97–104, pl. 223–225. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15940524 [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Steiner, G.; Kabat, A. R. (2004). Catalog of species-group names of Recent and fossil Scaphopoda (Mollusca). <em>Zoosystema.</em> 26 (4): 549-726., available online at https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/en/periodiques/zoosystema/26/4/catalogue-des-noms-du-groupe-espece-de-scaphopodes-mollusca-recents-et-fossiles [details]
Other
additional source
Clark, R. B. 1963. The economics of Dentalium. The Veliger 6(1): 9-19 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat shelf, [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Wampum tuskshellIndian money tusk | [details] |
| German | Kostbarer ElefantenzahnIndischer Elefantenzahn | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (from synonym Dentalium pretiosum G. B. Sowerby II, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (62 publications) (from synonym Dentalium pretiosum G. B. Sowerby II, 1860)
To Malacopics (Antalis pretiosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1860) United States, Alaska, Kuiu Island, by dredging, at 45 m depth, ex coll. Natuurmuseum Enschede)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (62 publications) (from synonym Dentalium pretiosum G. B. Sowerby II, 1860)
To Malacopics (Antalis pretiosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1860) United States, Alaska, Kuiu Island, by dredging, at 45 m depth, ex coll. Natuurmuseum Enschede)
Unreviewed
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