Red Tusk Shell [Siphonodentalium rubescens]
Description
The Red Tusk Shell, Siphonodentalium rubescens, is a unique marine mollusk species. The species is characterized by its red, tusk-like shell. It inhabits sandy and muddy sea floors, primarily in deep-sea environments. This species feeds on detritus and small organisms in the surrounding sediment.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Mollusks
Mollusca
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Tusk shells
Scaphopoda
|
| Order |
Gadilida
Gadilida
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| Family |
Gadilidae
Gadilidae
|
| Genus |
Siphonodentalium
Siphonodentalium
|