Great Barrier Tusk Shell [Laevidentalium eburneum]
Description
The Great Barrier Tusk Shell is a marine species found in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef. It has a white, elongated shell that is often covered in brown or cream-colored streaks. This species lives in sandy or muddy substrates where it buries itself, feeding on small particles of organic matter from the water column.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Mollusks
Mollusca
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Tusk shells
Scaphopoda
|
| Order |
Gadilida
Gadilida
|
| Family |
Tusk Shells
Dentaliidae
|
| Genus |
Laevidentalium
Laevidentalium
|