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Antalis pretiosum
©
Ronald Shimek
(Photo ID #39412)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
Hammond Pass, Near Edward King Island, Barkley Sound, Vancouver Island, BC.
Photographer
Ronald Shimek
Habitat
High Energy (= much wave action) Shell Fragment Sand
Photo Date
August 15, 1985
Upload Date
May 21, 2013
Elevation (m)
-20
UTM Zone #
Latitude
48.8447222222222
UTM Easting
Longitude
-125.230833333333
UTM Northing
Photo ID #
39412
Notes
Antalis replaces the more familiar "Dentalium" as the genus of this animal. Dentalium as described by Linneaeus has longitudinal striae which are lacking in this species, therefore "pretiosum" belongs in Antalis, not Dentalium. This species lives in areas that get a lot of surge and wave action. The animals live completely buried in the sediments and if removed from the sediments rapidly rebury themselves in it.
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