WoRMS taxon details
Graptacme eborea (Conrad, 1846)
344508 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:344508)
accepted
Species
Dentalium (Graptacme) eboreum Conrad, 1846 · alternative representation
Dentalium eboreum Conrad, 1846 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Dentalium leptum K. J. Bush, 1885 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Dentalium matara Dall, 1889 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine
(of Dentalium eboreum Conrad, 1846) Conrad, T. A. (1846). Descriptions of new species of fossil and Recent shells and corals. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 3(1): 19-27, pl. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1659288
page(s): 27 [details]
page(s): 27 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Graptacme eborea (Conrad, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=344508 on 2026-09-07
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Dentalium leptum K. J. Bush, 1885) Bush, K. J. (1885). List of the shallow-water Mollusca dredged off Cape Hatteras by the “Albatross” in 1883. <em>Annual Report of the U. S. Bureau of Fish and Fisheries.</em> 1883: 579-590 [77-88 of Appendix D]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30854825
page(s): 586 [84] [details]
original description (of Dentalium eboreum Conrad, 1846) Conrad, T. A. (1846). Descriptions of new species of fossil and Recent shells and corals. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 3(1): 19-27, pl. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1659288
page(s): 27 [details]
original description (of Dentalium matara Dall, 1889) Dall, W. H. (1889). Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U.S. Coast Survey Steamer "Blake", Lieut.-Commander C.D. Sigsbee, U.S.N., and Commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. XXIX. Report on the Mollusca. Part 2, Gastropoda and Scaphopoda. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College.</em> 18: 1-492, pls. 10-40., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/25505
page(s): 420 [details]
new combination reference 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]
page(s): 586 [84] [details]
original description (of Dentalium eboreum Conrad, 1846) Conrad, T. A. (1846). Descriptions of new species of fossil and Recent shells and corals. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 3(1): 19-27, pl. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1659288
page(s): 27 [details]
original description (of Dentalium matara Dall, 1889) Dall, W. H. (1889). Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U.S. Coast Survey Steamer "Blake", Lieut.-Commander C.D. Sigsbee, U.S.N., and Commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. XXIX. Report on the Mollusca. Part 2, Gastropoda and Scaphopoda. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College.</em> 18: 1-492, pls. 10-40., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/25505
page(s): 420 [details]
new combination reference 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
Kraeuter, J. N. 2009. Scaphopoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 745–749 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Scarabino, V. 1994. Class Scaphopoda: 305-310, pl 105-107. in: Rios, E.C. Brazilian mollusks iconography. Fuundaçao Universidade do Rio Grande, Brasil. [details]
additional source Scarabino, V. 1994. Class Scaphopoda: 305-310, pl 105-107. in: Rios, E.C. Brazilian mollusks iconography. Fuundaçao Universidade do Rio Grande, Brasil. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat shelf [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | ivory tuskshell | [details] |
To ANSP Malacology Collection in GBIF (catalog no. 35530)
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Dentalium eboreum Conrad, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Dentalium leptum K. J. Bush, 1885)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Dentalium matara Dall, 1889)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Graptacme eborea)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 16 proteins)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 16 proteins) (from synonym Dentalium eboreum Conrad, 1846)
To Malacopics (Graptacme eborea (Conrad, 1846) Cuba, Matanzas, Varadero, collected 2002, ex coll. ...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Dentalium eboreum Conrad, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Dentalium leptum K. J. Bush, 1885)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Dentalium matara Dall, 1889)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Graptacme eborea)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 16 proteins)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 16 proteins) (from synonym Dentalium eboreum Conrad, 1846)
To Malacopics (Graptacme eborea (Conrad, 1846) Cuba, Matanzas, Varadero, collected 2002, ex coll. ...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
