Robyn J. Waayers, USA
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Dentalium neohexagonum Sharp & Pilsbry in Pilsbry & Sharp, 1897
Dentalium neohexagonum is a species of tusk shell, a marine scaphopod mollusk in the family Dentaliidae. This shell is hexagonal; hence its common name is six-sided tusk shell.
This species occurs along the central and southern California coast of the Pacific Ocean. The shells are known to have been used by the Chumash people at least as early as circa 1000 AD, in the Morro Bay area.They were used as shell money rather than food.
Dentalium neohexagonum is a species of tusk shell, a marine scaphopod mollusk in the family Dentaliidae. This shell is hexagonal; hence its common name is six-sided tusk shell.
This species occurs along the central and southern California coast of the Pacific Ocean. The shells are known to have been used by the Chumash people at least as early as circa 1000 AD, in the Morro Bay area.They were used as shell money rather than food.
