Dentalium nanum is a tusk shell of the family Dentaliidae, endemic to New Zealand waters.[1] The Dentalium shell was traditionally used for decorative purposes by Māori, such as rings and necklaces, and has typically found at archaeological sites around the Coromandel Peninsula.[2][3]
| Dentalium nanum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Scaphopoda |
| Order: | Dentaliida |
| Family: | Dentaliidae |
| Genus: | Dentalium |
| Species: | D. nanum
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| Binomial name | |
| Dentalium nanum Hutton, 1873
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References edit
- ^ Powell, A W B (1979). New Zealand Mollusca. Auckland, New Zealand: William Collins Publishers Ltd. pp. 500p. ISBN 0-00-216906-1.
- ^ Furey, Louise (1990). "The Artefact Collection from Whitipirorua (T12/16), Coromandel Peninsula". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 27: 19–60. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906401. Wikidata Q58677384.
- ^ Leach, B. F. (1977). Dentalium shell in New Zealand archaeological sites. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 7(4), 473-483.
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