CaRMS taxon details
Antalis entalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
150534 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:150534)
accepted
Species
Antalis entale (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (species name entalis is...)
species name entalis is invariable
Antalis entale stimpsoni (J. B. Henderson, 1920) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 785 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 785 [details] Available for editors
Note Atlantic Ocean, without a precise locality
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, without a precise locality [details]
Distribution 60°N to 42°N; 70°W to 45°W, Nova Scotia to Cape Cod, Mass.; Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region); southern Gaspe...
Distribution All coasts, but uncommon in south, not present around Channel Islands
Distribution 60°N to 42°N; 70°W to 45°W, Nova Scotia to Cape Cod, Mass.; Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region); southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: eastern Bradelle Valley), 8 to 2195 m (live 8 to 48 m) [details]
Distribution All coasts, but uncommon in south, not present around Channel Islands
Distribution All coasts, but uncommon in south, not present around Channel Islands [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Antalis entalis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=150534 on 2025-05-01
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Antalis entalis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/CaRMS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=150534 on 2025-05-01
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(of ) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 785 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Ivanov, D. L. & Zarubina, E. M. (2004). Distribution of scaphopod mollusks (Mollusca, Scaphopoda) in the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans, based on materials of Russian and Soviet expeditions. <em>Ruthenica.</em> 14(1): 89-104.
page(s): 90, figs. 1A, 4 [details]
additional source Morton J.E. 1959. The habits and feeding organs of <i>Dentalium entalis</i>. <i>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom</i> 38(2): 225-238., available online at http://sabella.mba.ac.uk/1985/01/The_habits_and_feeding_organs_of_Dentalium_entalis.pdf [details]
status source Steiner, G.; Kabat, A. R. (2004). Catalog of species-group names of Recent and fossil Scaphopoda (Mollusca). <em>Zoosystema.</em> 26 (4): 549-726., available online at https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/en/periodiques/zoosystema/26/4/catalogue-des-noms-du-groupe-espece-de-scaphopodes-mollusca-recents-et-fossiles [details]
page(s): 785 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Ivanov, D. L. & Zarubina, E. M. (2004). Distribution of scaphopod mollusks (Mollusca, Scaphopoda) in the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans, based on materials of Russian and Soviet expeditions. <em>Ruthenica.</em> 14(1): 89-104.
page(s): 90, figs. 1A, 4 [details]
additional source Morton J.E. 1959. The habits and feeding organs of <i>Dentalium entalis</i>. <i>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom</i> 38(2): 225-238., available online at http://sabella.mba.ac.uk/1985/01/The_habits_and_feeding_organs_of_Dentalium_entalis.pdf [details]
status source Steiner, G.; Kabat, A. R. (2004). Catalog of species-group names of Recent and fossil Scaphopoda (Mollusca). <em>Zoosystema.</em> 26 (4): 549-726., available online at https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/en/periodiques/zoosystema/26/4/catalogue-des-noms-du-groupe-espece-de-scaphopodes-mollusca-recents-et-fossiles [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, without a precise locality [details]Unreviewed
Diet feed on mainly foraminiferans [details]Dimensions general, tusk shells range from less than 5 mm to 90 mm [details]
Distribution 60°N to 42°N; 70°W to 45°W, Nova Scotia to Cape Cod, Mass.; Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region); southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: eastern Bradelle Valley), 8 to 2195 m (live 8 to 48 m) [details]
Distribution All coasts, but uncommon in south, not present around Channel Islands [details]
Habitat shelf to bathyal [details]
Habitat infralittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
Reproduction sexes are separate, fertilization is external [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | almindelig søtand | [details] |
| Dutch | gladde olifantstand | [details] |
| English | tusk shell [from synonym]North European elephant tuskcommon elephant tusk | [details] |
| French | dentale de Stimpson [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | NordeuropäischeElefantenzahnschnecke | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (21 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Antalis entale (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Antalis entale stimpsoni (J. B. Henderson, 1920))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Antalis entalis)
To GenBank (38 nucleotides; 32 proteins)
To Malacopics (Antalis entalis (Linnaeus, 1758) Canada, Nova Scotia, George's Bank, by trawling, a...
To Malacopics (Antalis entalis (Linnaeus, 1758) Norway, Sor-Trondelag, Trondheimfjord, Fevag, at 4...
To Malacopics (Antalis entalis (Linnaeus, 1758) Norway, Sor-Trondelag, Trondheimfjord, Fevag, at 4...
To Malacopics (Antalis entalis (Linnaeus, 1758) Sweden, Västra Götaland, Gullmarsfjorden, Gåsklåva...
To PESI
To The Arctic Traits Database (0 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 031573)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Antalis entale (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Antalis entale stimpsoni (J. B. Henderson, 1920))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Antalis entalis)
To GenBank (38 nucleotides; 32 proteins)
To Malacopics (Antalis entalis (Linnaeus, 1758) Canada, Nova Scotia, George's Bank, by trawling, a...
To Malacopics (Antalis entalis (Linnaeus, 1758) Norway, Sor-Trondelag, Trondheimfjord, Fevag, at 4...
To Malacopics (Antalis entalis (Linnaeus, 1758) Norway, Sor-Trondelag, Trondheimfjord, Fevag, at 4...
To Malacopics (Antalis entalis (Linnaeus, 1758) Sweden, Västra Götaland, Gullmarsfjorden, Gåsklåva...
To PESI
To The Arctic Traits Database (0 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 031573)
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.jpg "To Malacopics (Antalis entalis (Linnaeus, 1758) Sweden, Västra Götaland, Gullmarsfjorden, Gåsklåva...")
