Image of American tuskshell

Description:

A single, empty shell of the Texas Tuskshell, Paradentalium americanum, was collected by dredging near Port Aransas, at a depth of about 10 m. It was found during a field trip on the R/V Katy. The species is discussed and illustrated in the Encyclopedia of Texas Seashells, p. 390. It can also be found in BioGoMx at: http://gulfbase.org/biogomx/biospecies.php?species=Spp-36-0014