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Dentalium leptosceles R. B. Watson, 1879
1465984 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1465984)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Dentalium leptoskeles R. B. Watson, 1886 · unaccepted (unjustified emendation of D....)
unjustified emendation of D. leptosceles
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Watson, R. B. (1879). Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. II. The Solenoconchia, comprising the genera <i>Dentalium</i>, <i>Siphodentalium</i>, and <i>Cadulus</i>. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology.</em> 14: 506-529., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31858591
page(s): 513 [details]
page(s): 513 [details]
Type locality contained in Great Australian Bight
type locality contained in Great Australian Bight [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Dentalium leptosceles R. B. Watson, 1879. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1465984 on 2025-09-11
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Watson, R. B. (1879). Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. II. The Solenoconchia, comprising the genera <i>Dentalium</i>, <i>Siphodentalium</i>, and <i>Cadulus</i>. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology.</em> 14: 506-529., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31858591
page(s): 513 [details]
page(s): 513 [details]
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