Name
Dentalium
colmillo de mar
Framing
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Scaphopoda
Genus: Dentalium
Habitat
Aquatic, marine, benthic, soft sedimentary, muddy and sandy bottoms.
Feeding
Microphages, capture small organisms (mainly foraminifera) with their captacles.
Distribution
Several species widely distributed in the world, 20 of them in the Mediterranean Sea
Conservation status
No particular danger, conditioned to marine deterioration
Additional information
Very elongated conical shells, from which comes the common name, and with openings at both ends.
Additional information
Bibliography
- Ocaña, A, Sánchez Tocino, L., López González, S, y Viciana Martín, J.F. (2000). Guía Submarina de Invertebrados no Artrópodos. Ed. Comares. Granada. 471 pp. Disponible en biblioteca UGR
- Gofas S., Moreno D. y Salas C. 2011. Moluscos marinos de Andalucía. Volumen I y II- Málaga: Servicio de Publicaciones e Intercambio Científico, Universidad de Málaga.