MolluscaBase - Dentalium sexangulum Gmelin, 1791 †

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Dentalium sexangulum Gmelin, 1791 †

AphiaID

1672978 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1672978)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Paradentalium sexangulum (Gmelin, 1791) †

Rank

Species

Parent

Dentalium Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Dentalium sexangulum Gmelin, 1791 †

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3739 [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Italy

type locality contained in Italy [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Dentalium sexangulum Gmelin, 1791 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1672978 on 2026-05-14

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2023-08-09 12:54:37Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

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Documented distribution (1)

original description Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3739 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality