About Siphonodentalium dalli

Siphonodentalium dalli is a species of deep-sea scaphopod mollusk in the family Dentaliidae. It is commonly found in soft sediment habitats of the deep ocean, where it burrows into the substrate. This species is adapted to extreme environments, thriving in cold, dark, and high-pressure conditions. Siphonodentalium dalli plays a role in the benthic ecosystem by contributing to nutrient cycling and supporting microbial communities in its habitat.

Classification

Animalia (Kingdom); Mollusca (Phylum); Scaphopoda (Class); Gadilida (Order); Gadilimorpha (Suborder); Gadilidae (Family); Siphonodentalium (Genus); Siphonodentalium dalli (Species)

Original Name

Cadulus dalli Pilsbry & Sharp, 1898

Key Reference Paper

1. Tryon G W. Manual of conchology, structural and systematic: with illustrations of the species[M]. Author, Academy of Natural Sciences, 1882. (Tryon et al., 1882)

Description

Siphonodentalium dalli is a species of molluscs in the family Gadilidae. They have sexual reproduction. S. dalli usually live in the deep sea and have an elongated shell, shaped like a tube, with an animal body inside the shell and a smooth outer covering. S. dalli usually feed on a variety of tiny benthic organisms and are carnivorous. They search for food in seafloor sediments and use their elongated shells to move and protect themselves.

Distribution

Southeast Pacific, Southern Atlantic and the Antarctic. Polar to subtropical climates


Basic Information
SpeciesPhylumCommon NameEcosystemDepthHabitatNCBI Taxonomy ID
Siphonodentalium dalliMollusca-Deep sea93-695Southern Ocean(63°56′06.7″S, 56°34′13.9″W)3019061

Genome Assembly Information
Genome AssemblyGenome SizeAssembly levelReleased yearWGS accessionSubmitterBioProjectBUSCO completeness (%)Scaffold/Contig N50 (kb)GC content (%)Repeat Rate (%)Gene Number
ASM3262209v12.3GbChromosome2023-The University of AlabamaPRJNA91695095.40 234,870/2,110380.760531,723

References
TitleJournalPubmed ID
Scaphopoda is the sister taxon to Bivalvia: Evidence of ancient incomplete lineage sortingProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences37738291

Gene Information

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Gene IDDescription
Sda_chr05g02882.1-
Sda_chr05g02883.1REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASES
Sda_chr05g02884.1SIMILAR TO RIKEN CDNA E130308A19
Sda_chr05g02885.1-
Sda_chr05g02886.1CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN
Sda_chr05g02887.1SPECTRIN REPEAT CONTAINING NUCLEAR ENVELOPE PROTEIN 2
Sda_chr05g02888.1MUSCLE-SPECIFIC PROTEIN 300 KDA, ISOFORM G
Sda_chr05g02889.13-OXO-5-ALPHA-STEROID 4-DEHYDROGENASE
Sda_chr05g02890.1KH DOMAIN CONTAINING RNA BINDING PROTEIN
Sda_chr05g02891.1CCAAT-BINDING FACTOR-RELATED
Sda_chr05g02892.1SULFOTRANSFERASE SULT
Sda_chr05g02893.1BTB/POZ DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 9
Sda_chr05g02894.1ACIDIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR INTRACELLULAR BINDING PROTEIN
Sda_chr05g02895.1-
Sda_chr05g02896.13-5 EXONUCLEASE
Sda_chr05g02897.1F-BOX FAMILY PROTEIN
Sda_chr05g02898.1MAD2L1-BINDING PROTEIN
Sda_chr05g02899.1TETRASPANIN
Sda_chr05g02900.1SORTING NEXIN FAMILY MEMBER
Sda_chr05g02901.1-
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