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hexagon tuskshell

Dentalium neohexagonum

Classification

Dentalium neohexagonum is a species of tusk shell, a marine scaphopod mollusk in the family Dentaliidae. As the Latin name implies, the cross section of this shell is hexagonal; hence its common name is six-sided tusk shell. This species occurs along the central and southern California coast of the Pacific Ocean.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog