Species Hierarchy
Kingdom ANIMAL (ANIMALIA)
Phylum MOLLUSKS (MOLLUSCA)
Class SHELLS - TUSK (SCAPHOPODA)
Family SHELLS - TUSK (DENTALIIDAE)
Common name: TUSK SHELL - VERNEDE'S
Scentific name: FISSIDENTALIA VERNEDEI


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This lifeform is found in the Indian Ocean near Malaysia. This lifeform is found in the western Pacific (Hawaii to Japan and Philippines). This lifeform is marine and found only in salt water. This lifeform is common in suitable environments.

Vernede's Tusk (Fissidentalia vernedei = Dentalium vernedei) can be up to four inches long.

Tooth Shape Shells (Family Dentaliidae) are either smooth or ribbed. The genus Dentalium was described by Linnaeus in l758.

Tusk or Tooth shell (Class Scaphopoda) are small shells shaped like the tusks of a wild boar and are open at both ends. The bottom end permits the animal to anchor its foot and send out feeding filaments; the small top end permits breathing. These deep water animals bury themselves in the sand with only the top hole above the sand and are rarely noticed. However, some shallow water species can be discovered at a low tide.

Mollusks (Phylum Mollusca) are a large and varied group of animals. Some species are found on land; others are found in freshwater; many are found in the oceans of the world. The most familiar mollusks have an external shell surrounding a soft body. Well-known examples of mollusks are snails and clams. The major classes are as follows:
  
   Ablacophora:                  Worm appearing
   Polhyplacophora (Amphineura): Chitons
   Scaphopoda:                   Tusk Shells
   Gastropoda:                   Gastropods
   Bivalvia (Pelecypoda):        Clams, etcetera
   Cephalopoda:                  Octopus, Nautilus
   Monoplacophora:               A recent discovery

Animal Kingdom contains numerous organisms that feed on other animals or plants. Included in the animal kingdom are the lower marine invertebrates such as sponges and corals, the jointed legged animals such as insects and spiders, and the backboned animals such as fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.

 

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