Cadulus

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Cadulus Higher classification Gadilidae Order Gadilida		Family Gadilidae Phylum Mollusca Rank Genus

Lower classifications Cadulus teliger, Cadulus delicatulus, Cadulus colubridens

Cadulus is a large genus of small tusk shells in the family Gadilidae. It contains over fifty-one described species.

Species

Species brought into synonymy

Cadulus aberrans Whiteaves, 1887 - aberrant toothshell: synonym of Gadila aberrans (Whiteaves, 1887)

Cadulus booceras Tomlin, 1926: synonym of Siphonodentalium booceras (Tomlin, 1926)

Cadulus carolinensis Bush, 1885: synonym of Polyschides carolinensis (Bush, 1885)

Cadulus domingensis (d'Orbigny in Mörch, 1863): synonym of Gadila dominguensis (d’Orbigny, 1853)

Cadulus carolinensis Bush, 1885: synonym of Polyschides carolinensis (Bush, 1885)

Cadulus elongatus J. B. Henderson, 1920: synonym of Gadila elongata (Henderson, 1920)

Cadulus fusiformis Pilsbry and Sharp, 1898: synonym of Gadila aberrans (Whiteaves, 1887)

Cadulus grandis A. E. Verrill, 1884: synonym of Polyschides grandis (Verrill, 1884)

Cadulus halius Henderson, 1920: synonym of Cadulus podagrinus Henderson, 1920

Cadulus hepburni (Dall, 1897): synonym of Gadila aberrans (Whiteaves, 1887)

Cadulus laevis (Brazier, 1877): synonym of Ditrupa gracillima Grube, 1878

Cadulus martini Scarabino, 1995: synonym of Cadulus scarabinoi Steiner & Kabat, 2004

Cadulus nitentior Arnold, 1903 †: synonym of Gadila aberrans (Whiteaves, 1887)

Cadulus nitidus: synonym of Polyschides nitidus (Henderson, 1920)

Cadulus pandionis (A. E. Verrill and S. Smith, 1880): synonym of Gadila pandionis (Verrill & Smith, 1880)

Cadulus perpusillus (Sowerby, 1832): synonym of Gadila perpusilla (Sowerby in Broderip & Sowerby, 1832)

Cadulus peruvianus Dall, 1908: synonym of Gadila peruviana (Dall, 1908)

Cadulus poculum Dall, 1889: synonym of Gadila pocula (Dall, 1889)

Cadulus rushii Pilsbry and Sharp, 1898: synonym of Polyschides rushii (Pilsbry & Sharp, 1898)

Cadulus simpsoni Henderson, 1920: synonym of Gadila simpsoni Henderson, 1920

Cadulus spectabilis A. E. Verrill, 1885: synonym of Polyschides spectabilis (A. E. Verrill, 1885)

Cadulus strangulatus Locard, 1897: synonym of Gadila strangulata (Locard, 1897)

Cadulus striatus Pilsbry and Sharp, 1898: synonym of Gadila striata (Pilsbry & Sharp, 1898)

Cadulus subtilis Plate, 1908: synonym of Ditrupa gracillima Grube, 1878

Cadulus verrilli Henderson, 1920: synonym of Gadila verrilli (Henderson, 1920)

Cadulus viperidens Melvill & Standen, 1896: synonym of Dischides viperidens (Melvill & Standen, 1896)

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