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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.