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- Dentalium - n. - A genus of marine mollusks belonging to the Scaphopoda, having a tubular conical shell.
- Toothshell - n. - Any species of Dentalium and allied genera having a tooth-shaped shell. See Dentalium.
- Ioqua shell - - The shell of a large Dentalium (D. pretiosum), formerly used as shell money, and for ornaments, by the Indians of the west coast of North America.