Rhabdus rectius

Rhabdus rectius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Scaphopoda
Order:	Dentaliida
Family:	Rhabdidae
Genus:	Rhabdus
Species:	R. rectius
Binomial name
	Rhabdus rectius; Carpenter, 1864

Rhabdus rectius, also known as a straight tusk shell, is a species of scaphopod, a small marine mollusc native to the coast of central California whose shell, like that of all the members of its order, resembles a tusk. Most members of the scaphopoda have shells that exhibit a noticeable and characteristic anterior curvature— the shell of R. rectius, however, is unusually straight, hence the Latin word "rectius" (literally, "straight") in its binomial designation. R. rectius is a generalist carnivore found in shallow silty and sandy substrates. Aside from the usual diet of foraminiferans, it also eats sediment and fecal pellets. Its thin, straight shell becomes fragile when dehydrated. Some adult specimens are more than 10 centimetres (3.9 in) long, and have a maximum diameter of about 6 mm.[1]

References

Sol Felty Light; James T. Carlton (2007). The Light and Smith Manual: Intertidal Invertebrates from Central California to Oregon. University of California Press. p. 696. ISBN 978-0-520-23939-5.

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[LightCarlton2007-1] Sol Felty Light; James T. Carlton (2007). The Light and Smith Manual: Intertidal Invertebrates from Central California to Oregon. University of California Press. p. 696. ISBN 978-0-520-23939-5.