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| Dentalium suteri Emerson, 1954 |
Dentalium suteri is a tusk shell of the family Dentaliidae, endemic to New Zealand waters. The tusk shells or scaphopods are a class of marine Mollusks which vary in size from very small to medium sized In Biological classification, family ( Latin Dentaliidae is a family of Tusk shells in the order Dentaliida. Endemism is the Ecological state of being unique to a place Endemic species are not naturally found elsewhere New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island It is found around the eastern coast of the South Island at about 90 m, and the Chatham Islands at between 40 and 280 m. The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International The Archipelago of the Chatham Islands ( Rekohu in the Moriori language and Wharekauri in the Māori language) is a territory
The shell is similar to Dentalium nanum in curvature and in the variability of the longitudinal ribbing, but is usually truncated anteriorly, with a conspicuous projecting pipe. Dentalium nanum is a Tusk shell of the family Dentaliidae, endemic to New Zealand waters
Length is up to 45. 4 mm, and width at the anterior aperture up to 3. The Millimetre ( American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to 9 mm.
References
- Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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