Scaphopoda (Mollusca) from the Brazilian continental shelf and upper slope (13 º to 21 ºS) with descriptions of two new species of the genus Cadulus Philippi, 1844
Author
Caetano, Carlos Henrique Soares
Author
Scarabino, Victor
Author
Absalão, Ricardo Silva
text
Zootaxa
2006
1267
1
47
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.173183
e66afec9-257b-473d-978b-1940bac0537b
11755326
173183
Graptacme
Pilsbry & Sharp, 1897
Type
species
Dentalium eboreum
Conrad, 1846
(subsequent designation by Woodring, 1925: 201).
Diagnosis
Shell medium to large, slightly to well curved, fragile, polished to shiny, except apical portion; translucent white or salmon near the apex. Fine, close longitudinal striae, prominent near apex; anterior half of shell usually smooth. Apex simple, truncate with apical callus, lumen variable in shape, or with deep irregular slit at dorsal side or laterally disposed. Circular in section, oral aperture generally thin, translucent.