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straight tuskshell

Rhabdus rectius

Classification

Family
Rhabdidae

Rhabdus rectius, also known as a straight tusk shell, is a species of scaphopod, a small marine mollusc native to the coast of central California whose shell, like that of all the members of its order, resembles a tusk. Most members of the scaphopoda have shells that exhibit a noticeable and characteristic anterior curvature— the shell of R. rectius, however, is unusually straight, hence the Latin word "rectius" (literally, "straight") in its binomial designation.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Chile · 2