Dentalium vulgare (da Costa, 1778) Antalis vulgaris, commonly known as the common tusk shell, is a species of scaphopods mainly encountered on sandy bottoms from 5 to 1000 meters depth.

[1] Antalis vulgaris is a small mollusc of 3 to 6 cm length with a characteristic elephant tusk shape.

Its shell is opaque white and displays closely spaced longitudinal striations on the posterior portion.

[2] The common tusk shell is found from south-western United Kingdom to western Mediterranean.

The fecundation is external and gives rise to planktonic larvae called trochophore.