Dentaliidae

Dentaliidae is a family of relatively large tusk shells, scaphopod mollusks in the order Dentaliida.

Dentaliidae

Hans Hillewaert · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikipedia/Commons. May be a photograph of a specimen, or an artist’s reconstruction — an interpretation of a skeleton, since colour and soft tissue are almost never preserved.

On record

Recorded, not inferred
Sits inside
DentaliidaPBDB
Diet
deposit feederPBDB, for Dentaliida
Life habit
semi-infaunalPBDB, for Dentaliida
Motility
slow-movingPBDB, for Dentaliida
Vision
blindPBDB, for Scaphopoda

Time the record covers

At least 422 million years on record.

The record covers at least 422.7 Mya to 11.7 ka. No occurrence read is dated outside 426.7 Mya to 0 Mya.

Silurian — about 1 of 2556 occurrencesDevonian — about 6 of 2556 occurrencesDevonianCarboniferous — about 50 of 2556 occurrencesCarboniferousPermian — about 112 of 2556 occurrencesPermianEarly Triassic — about 4 of 2556 occurrencesMiddle Triassic — about 25 of 2556 occurrencesLate Triassic — about 76 of 2556 occurrencesEarly Jurassic — about 16 of 2556 occurrencesMiddle Jurassic — about 70 of 2556 occurrencesLate Jurassic — about 19 of 2556 occurrencesEarly Cretaceous — about 45 of 2556 occurrencesEarly CretaceousLate Cretaceous — about 309 of 2556 occurrencesPaleocene — about 169 of 2556 occurrencesEocene — about 473 of 2556 occurrencesOligocene — about 248 of 2556 occurrencesMiocene — about 518 of 2556 occurrencesPliocene — about 221 of 2556 occurrencesPleistocene — about 186 of 2556 occurrences435–421 Mya — about 1 occurrence392–377 Mya — about 6 occurrences363–348 Mya — about 4 occurrences348–334 Mya — about 4 occurrences334–319 Mya — about 2 occurrences319–305 Mya — about 32 occurrences305–290 Mya — about 9 occurrences290–276 Mya — about 10 occurrences276–261 Mya — about 23 occurrences261–247 Mya — about 83 occurrences247–232 Mya — about 83 occurrences232–218 Mya — about 14 occurrences218–203 Mya — about 3 occurrences203–189 Mya — about 9 occurrences189–174 Mya — about 8 occurrences174–160 Mya — about 70 occurrences160–145 Mya — about 14 occurrences145–131 Mya — about 17 occurrences131–116 Mya — about 9 occurrences116–102 Mya — about 23 occurrences102–87 Mya — about 39 occurrences87–73 Mya — about 87 occurrences73–58 Mya — about 330 occurrences58–44 Mya — about 194 occurrences44–29 Mya — about 414 occurrences29–15 Mya — about 380 occurrences15–0 Mya — about 690 occurrences422.7 Mya11.7 ka435 Mya0 Mya

2,556 occurrences of Dentaliidae on record, most of them in the Miocene. The Paleobiology Database records this as a living group. Bar height is expected occurrences, not a count: each fossil is spread across the span it is dated to, so a tall narrow bar means tight dating and a low wide one means loose.

When

2,556 occurrences

These are dates about fossils, not the animal: the record can only begin after it arose and end before it died out, so either end may reach further. Shares are expected occurrences: a fossil dated to a span is counted partly in each period it straddles. More on what this infers.

Found in

482 formations

Corsicana Marl — 32.53°N, 96.27°WCorsicana Marl — 32.25°N, 96.29°WCorsicana Marl — 32.06°N, 96.47°WCorsicana Marl — 31.82°N, 96.54°WCorsicana Marl — 31.75°N, 96.58°WCorsicana Marl — 31.74°N, 96.61°WCorsicana Marl — 31.52°N, 96.58°WCorsicana Marl — 31.40°N, 96.73°WCorsicana Marl — 31.12°N, 96.82°WCorsicana Marl — 30.94°N, 96.95°WCorsicana Marl — 30.81°N, 97.10°WCorsicana Marl — 30.37°N, 97.46°WCorsicana Marl — 30.37°N, 97.45°WCorsicana Marl — 30.30°N, 97.46°WCorsicana Marl — 30.23°N, 97.52°WCorsicana Marl — 30.20°N, 97.62°WCorsicana Marl — 29.83°N, 97.84°WCorsicana Marl — 29.63°N, 98.04°WCorsicana Marl — 29.49°N, 98.19°WCorsicana Marl — 31.30°N, 96.90°WCassian — 46.68°N, 12.15°ECassian — 46.53°N, 11.92°ECassian — 46.52°N, 11.96°ECassian — 46.64°N, 12.20°ECassian — 46.55°N, 12.15°ECassian — 46.54°N, 12.25°ECassian — 46.47°N, 12.07°ECassian — 46.52°N, 11.65°ECassian — 46.57°N, 11.94°ECassian — 46.59°N, 12.26°EMoodys Branch — 32.01°N, 92.00°WMoodys Branch — 32.33°N, 90.15°WMoodys Branch — 31.88°N, 88.69°WMoodys Branch — 31.31°N, 86.48°WMoodys Branch — 31.03°N, 85.85°WMoodys Branch — 31.14°N, 87.94°WMoodys Branch — 32.23°N, 92.15°WMoodys Branch — 31.53°N, 88.05°WMoodys Branch — 31.26°N, 93.82°WMoodys Branch — 31.67°N, 92.89°WMoodys Branch — 33.96°N, 92.19°WMoodys Branch — 32.17°N, 88.83°WMoodys Branch — 32.98°N, 90.30°WMoodys Branch — 31.92°N, 91.92°WByram — 32.18°N, 90.25°WByram — 32.01°N, 89.38°WByram — 32.32°N, 90.86°WByram — 32.48°N, 90.80°WByram — 32.41°N, 90.84°WChhidru — 32.55°N, 71.78°EChhidru — 32.32°N, 71.18°EChhidru — 32.96°N, 71.20°EChhidru — 32.48°N, 72.20°EChhidru — 32.40°N, 72.15°EChhidru — 32.50°N, 72.00°EChhidru — 32.52°N, 72.11°EChhidru — 32.24°N, 71.15°EChhidru — 32.41°N, 72.10°EChhidru — 32.47°N, 71.95°EChhidru — 32.72°N, 71.75°ECook Mountain — 31.29°N, 86.56°WCook Mountain — 31.31°N, 86.48°WCook Mountain — 32.35°N, 92.72°WCook Mountain — 32.10°N, 88.86°WCook Mountain — 32.51°N, 92.12°WCook Mountain — 30.90°N, 96.39°WCook Mountain — 32.32°N, 89.03°WCook Mountain — 32.32°N, 89.16°WCook Mountain — 31.12°N, 95.90°WCook Mountain — 31.20°N, 95.73°WCook Mountain — 31.25°N, 95.72°WCook Mountain — 29.95°N, 97.14°WCook Mountain — 30.63°N, 96.55°WCook Mountain — 30.63°N, 96.54°WCook Mountain — 31.36°N, 95.42°WCook Mountain — 30.07°N, 97.08°WGatun — 9.35°N, 79.82°WGatun — 9.35°N, 79.82°WGatun — 9.30°N, 79.92°WGatun — 9.17°N, 80.00°WKincaid — 31.28°N, 96.98°WKincaid — 30.80°N, 96.95°WKincaid — 31.17°N, 96.83°WKincaid — 30.08°N, 97.50°WKincaid — 31.67°N, 96.47°WKincaid — 30.10°N, 97.30°WKincaid — 31.05°N, 96.83°WKincaid — 30.23°N, 97.52°WKincaid — 30.33°N, 97.37°WKincaid — 29.36°N, 98.88°WKincaid — 29.35°N, 99.14°WKincaid — 30.14°N, 97.37°WKincaid — 31.29°N, 96.72°WPalos Verdes Sand — 33.80°N, 118.16°WPalos Verdes Sand — 33.99°N, 118.45°WPalos Verdes Sand — 33.60°N, 117.88°WPalos Verdes Sand — 33.73°N, 118.29°WProvidence — 31.91°N, 86.17°WProvidence — 31.97°N, 86.00°WProvidence — 31.92°N, 85.82°WProvidence — 31.95°N, 85.68°WProvidence — 31.92°N, 85.35°WProvidence — 31.73°N, 85.12°WProvidence — 31.82°N, 84.97°WProvidence — 31.96°N, 85.45°WProvidence — 31.89°N, 85.21°WProvidence — 31.87°N, 85.72°WChari — 23.50°N, 70.50°EHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.58°N, 86.74°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 32.08°N, 88.22°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.82°N, 87.37°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.07°N, 88.03°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 32.37°N, 88.68°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.93°N, 88.05°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.35°N, 86.08°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 32.25°N, 88.43°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.32°N, 86.00°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.45°N, 85.63°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.97°N, 87.86°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.93°N, 87.75°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.53°N, 87.32°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.65°N, 88.08°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 32.14°N, 87.47°WLlajas — 34.31°N, 118.69°WLlajas — 34.32°N, 118.63°WPico — 34.36°N, 118.56°WPico — 34.33°N, 118.72°WPico — 34.43°N, 118.70°WPico — 34.34°N, 118.51°WPico — 34.36°N, 118.55°WTejon — 34.94°N, 118.82°WTejon — 34.96°N, 118.87°WTejon — 34.93°N, 119.23°WTejon — 34.89°N, 119.14°WTejon — 35.00°N, 119.00°WTejon — 34.93°N, 118.87°WTejon — 34.92°N, 118.97°WSanta Susana — 34.25°N, 118.72°WSanta Susana — 34.26°N, 118.70°WSanta Susana — 34.22°N, 118.76°WGosport Sand — 32.68°N, 83.42°WGosport Sand — 31.50°N, 87.80°WGosport Sand — 31.57°N, 87.58°WGosport Sand — 31.53°N, 87.57°WGosport Sand — 31.13°N, 87.93°WGosport Sand — 31.54°N, 87.52°WGosport Sand — 31.55°N, 87.91°WLellinge Greensand — 55.67°N, 12.58°ELellinge Greensand — 55.48°N, 10.47°EWewoka — 35.04°N, 96.36°WEugene — 44.03°N, 123.10°WEugene — 44.05°N, 123.09°WEugene — 44.16°N, 123.05°WEugene — 44.04°N, 123.04°WEugene — 44.05°N, 123.03°WEugene — 44.98°N, 123.18°WMartinez — 38.05°N, 122.15°WMartinez — 38.01°N, 122.13°WMartinez — 38.90°N, 122.60°WKap Leslie — 70.48°N, 21.97°WPorters Creek — 31.90°N, 86.88°WPorters Creek — 32.12°N, 87.26°WPorters Creek — 31.99°N, 87.29°WPorters Creek — 31.93°N, 87.02°WPorters Creek — 31.98°N, 87.13°WPorters Creek — 32.03°N, 87.42°WPorters Creek — 31.97°N, 87.20°WPorters Creek — 32.23°N, 88.00°WPorters Creek — 32.37°N, 88.03°WPorters Creek — 31.94°N, 87.05°WPorters Creek — 34.73°N, 88.95°WBowden — 17.88°N, 76.28°W

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The named rock units Dentaliidae has been recovered from, largest first. Drawn where the rock is now, not where it formed. 458 further formations hold fewer occurrences each and are not listed. 485 occurrences have no formation on record, which is common for older literature.

Dentaliidae and its relatives

Miocene

Where Dentaliidae and its relatives were recorded in the Miocene.

Found in the same rock

2,025 taxa

The Paleobiology Database records 1,631 sites for Dentaliidae, and this reads 240 of them. The number is how many of those sites it was catalogued from too. The 24 sharing the most are listed.

This is not a list of everything alive at the time. It is only what has come out of the same ground as this animal and been written down.

Entered from

542 references

Each of the 2,556 occurrences read was entered from one of these publications, ordered by how many each accounts for. This is not a search for papers mentioning the name. 530 further references are not listed. Entries link to doi.org where the Paleobiology Database holds an identifier, and to its own record where it does not. Relayed as the Paleobiology Database holds them, not checked against what they resolve to.

Media and terms

Media content2

Picture of Dentaliidae

Credit
Hans Hillewaert
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Commercial use
the licence allows it

3D model

Source
Sketchfab
Licence
CC Attribution-NonCommercial
Commercial use
the licence does not allow it

Smithsonian Open Access and MorphoSource were not reached for this taxon, so this list is what the others held rather than everything there is.

The description on this site

Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0

This is what the site found, which is not the same as what exists.

Keep going

What may have been alongside itDentaliida through timeFormations of the MioceneThe world it lived on

Occurrence data from the Paleobiology Database, CC BY 4.0. Gray 1834