Fissidentalium [Fissidentalium]

Description

Fissidentalium is a genus of scaphopod mollusks that possess distinctive, elongated shells with a slit or fissure-like opening at one or both ends. This feature aids in the extension of the animal’s feeding apparatus. Inhabitants of sandy or muddy marine bottoms, Fissidentalium species are adept at burrowing and are primarily detritivores, feeding on organic particles they encounter in the substrate. They are found across various depths in oceans worldwide.

Species

Slender Tusk Shell [Fissidentalium elongatum]

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Thin Tusk Shell [Fissidentalium tenuis]

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Short Tusk Shell [Fissidentalium brevis]

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Giant Tusk Shell [Fissidentalium giganteum]

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Taxonomy