WoRMS taxon details
Paradentalium americanum (Chenu, 1843)
344520 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:344520)
accepted
Species
Dentalium (Dentalium) rebeccaense J. B. Henderson, 1920 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Dentalium (Dentalium) texasianum R. A. Philippi, 1848 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Dentalium (Dentalium) texasianum cestum J. B. Henderson, 1920 · alternative representation
Dentalium (Dentalium) texasianum rioense J. B. Henderson, 1920 · alternative representation
Dentalium (Dentalium) texasianum texasianum R. A. Philippi, 1848 · alternative representation
Dentalium americanum Chenu, 1843 · unaccepted (original combination)
Dentalium rebeccaense J. B. Henderson, 1920 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Dentalium texasianum R. A. Philippi, 1849 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Dentalium texasianum cestum J. B. Henderson, 1920 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Dentalium texasianum rioense J. B. Henderson, 1920 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Dentalium texasianum texasianum R. A. Philippi, 1849 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine
(of Dentalium americanum Chenu, 1843) Chenu, J. C. (1842-1854). Illustrations conchyliologiques, ou description et figures de toutes les coquilles connues, vivantes et fossiles. <em>Paris.</em> Paris. 85 parts in 4 volumes. [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Paradentalium americanum (Chenu, 1843). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=344520 on 2025-05-06
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Dentalium americanum Chenu, 1843) Chenu, J. C. (1842-1854). Illustrations conchyliologiques, ou description et figures de toutes les coquilles connues, vivantes et fossiles. <em>Paris.</em> Paris. 85 parts in 4 volumes. [details]
original description (of Dentalium texasianum R. A. Philippi, 1849) Philippi, R. A. (1849). Centuria altera testaceorum novorum. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie.</em> 5(7): 99-112 [January 1849]; 5(8): 123-128; 5(9): 129-144: 5(10): 145-150 [all March 1849]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16292293
page(s): 144 [details]
original description (of Dentalium (Dentalium) texasianum rioense J. B. Henderson, 1920) Henderson, J. B. (1920). A monograph of the east American scaphopod mollusks. <em>United States National Museum Bulletin.</em> 111(20): 1-177., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33255
page(s): 29, pl. 2, figs. 2-3 [details]
original description (of Dentalium (Dentalium) rebeccaense J. B. Henderson, 1920) Henderson, J. B. (1920). A monograph of the east American scaphopod mollusks. <em>United States National Museum Bulletin.</em> 111(20): 1-177., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33255 [details]
original description (of Dentalium (Dentalium) texasianum cestum J. B. Henderson, 1920) Henderson, J. B. (1920). A monograph of the east American scaphopod mollusks. <em>United States National Museum Bulletin.</em> 111(20): 1-177., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33255
page(s): 29, pl. 2, figs. 1, 4, 8 [details]
original description (of Dentalium texasianum R. A. Philippi, 1849) Philippi, R. A. (1849). Centuria altera testaceorum novorum. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie.</em> 5(7): 99-112 [January 1849]; 5(8): 123-128; 5(9): 129-144: 5(10): 145-150 [all March 1849]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16292293
page(s): 144 [details]
original description (of Dentalium (Dentalium) texasianum rioense J. B. Henderson, 1920) Henderson, J. B. (1920). A monograph of the east American scaphopod mollusks. <em>United States National Museum Bulletin.</em> 111(20): 1-177., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33255
page(s): 29, pl. 2, figs. 2-3 [details]
original description (of Dentalium (Dentalium) rebeccaense J. B. Henderson, 1920) Henderson, J. B. (1920). A monograph of the east American scaphopod mollusks. <em>United States National Museum Bulletin.</em> 111(20): 1-177., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33255 [details]
original description (of Dentalium (Dentalium) texasianum cestum J. B. Henderson, 1920) Henderson, J. B. (1920). A monograph of the east American scaphopod mollusks. <em>United States National Museum Bulletin.</em> 111(20): 1-177., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33255
page(s): 29, pl. 2, figs. 1, 4, 8 [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
Scarabino V. 1975. - Scaphopoda: pp. 180-186, pl. 58-59, in Rios E.C. (ed.) Brazilian marine mollusks iconography. Fundaçao Universidade do Rio Grande, Centro de Ciências do Mar, Museu Oceanográfico. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande-RS. [details]
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 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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | American tuskshell | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Dentalium rebeccaense J. B. Henderson, 1920)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Dentalium texasianum R. A. Philippi, 1849)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Dentalium americanum Chenu, 1843)
To Malacopics (Paradentalium americanum (Chenu, 1843) Brazil, Santa Catarina, Porto Belo, intertid...
To Malacopics (Paradentalium americanum (Chenu, 1843) Suriname, Guyana Shelf, OCPS II Expedition, ...
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Dentalium texasianum R. A. Philippi, 1849)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Dentalium americanum Chenu, 1843)
To Malacopics (Paradentalium americanum (Chenu, 1843) Brazil, Santa Catarina, Porto Belo, intertid...
To Malacopics (Paradentalium americanum (Chenu, 1843) Suriname, Guyana Shelf, OCPS II Expedition, ...
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