An Illustrated and Cross-Referenced Glossary of Malacological and Conchological Terms

by Paul S. Mikkelsen

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BOARS TUSK		Common name applied to SCAPHOPOD shells of the genus Dentalium, due to their similar appearance to a boars tusk; = ELEPHANTS TUSK or, generally, TUSK SHELL.

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