''Cadulus'' is a large

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

of small tusk shells in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

Gadilidae Gadilidae is a family of tusk shells in the order Gadilida. Genera * ''Bathycadulus'' Scarabino, 1995 * '' Cadulus'' Philippi, 1844 * ''Dischides'' Jeffreys, 1867 * '' Gadila'' Gray, 1847 * ''Polyschides'' Pilsbry & Sharp, 1898 * ...

. It contains over fifty-one described

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

.Scarabino, V.; Gofas, S. (2012). Cadulus. Accessed through: World Register of fresh water Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138024 on 2012-07-16

Species

* '' Cadulus acus'' Dall, 1889 * '' Cadulus aequalis'' Dall, 1881 * '' Cadulus agassizii'' Dall, 1881 * '' Cadulus albicomatus'' Dall, 1890 * '' Cadulus amiantus'' Dall, 1889 * '' Cadulus amphora'' Jeffreys, 1883 * '' Cadulus ampullaceus'' Watson, 1879 * '' Cadulus aratus'' Hedley, 1899 * '' Cadulus arctus'' Henderson, 1920 * '' Cadulus artatus'' Locard, 1897 * '' Cadulus atlanticus'' Henderson, 1920 * ''

Cadulus attenuatus ''Cadulus'' is a large genus of small tusk shells in the family Gadilidae. It contains over fifty-one described species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of ...

'' Monterosato, 1875 * ''

Cadulus austinclarki ''Cadulus'' is a large genus of small tusk shells in the family Gadilidae. It contains over fifty-one described species.Scarabino, V.; Gofas, S. (2012). Cadulus. Accessed through: World Register of fresh water Species at http://www.marinespecie ...

'' Emerson, 1951 * '' Cadulus californicus'' (Pilsbry and Sharp, 1898) * '' Cadulus campylus'' Melvill, 1906 * '' Cadulus catharus'' Henderson, 1920 * '' Cadulus chuni'' Jaeckel, 1932 * ''

Cadulus colliverae ''Cadulus'' is a large genus of small tusk shells in the family Gadilidae. It contains over fifty-one described species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of ...

'' Lamprell & Healy, 1998 * '' Cadulus congruens'' Watson, 1879 * '' Cadulus cucurbitus'' Dall, 1881 * '' Cadulus curtus'' Watson, 1879 * ''

Cadulus cyathoides ''Cadulus'' is a large genus of small tusk shells in the family Gadilidae. It contains over fifty-one described species.Scarabino, V.; Gofas, S. (2012). Cadulus. Accessed through: World Register of fresh water Species at http://www.marinespecie ...

'' Jaeckel, 1932 * ''

Cadulus cylindratus ''Cadulus'' is a large genus of small tusk shells in the family Gadilidae. It contains over fifty-one described species.Scarabino, V.; Gofas, S. (2012). Cadulus. Accessed through: World Register of fresh water Species at http://www.marinespecie ...

'' Jeffereys, 1877 * ''

Cadulus delicatulus ''Cadulus delicatulus'' is a species of small tusk shell, a marine scaphopod mollusk in the family Gadilidae. This species is endemic to New Zealand. It can be found from Northland to Fiordland, including the Chatham Rise and Chatham Islands ...

'' Suter, 1913 * ''

Cadulus deschampsi ''Cadulus'' is a large genus of small tusk shells in the family Gadilidae. It contains over fifty-one described species.Scarabino, V.; Gofas, S. (2012). Cadulus. Accessed through: World Register of fresh water Species at http://www.marinespecie ...

'' Scarabino, 2008 * ''

Cadulus deverdensis ''Cadulus'' is a large genus of small tusk shells in the family Gadilidae. It contains over fifty-one described species.Scarabino, V.; Gofas, S. (2012). Cadulus. Accessed through: World Register of fresh water Species at http://www.marinespecie ...

'' Scarabino, 2008 * '' Cadulus eliezeri'' Caetano, Scarabino & Absalão, 2006 * '' Cadulus euloides'' Melvill & Standen, 1901 * '' Cadulus exiguus'' Watson, 1879 * '' Cadulus florenciae'' Scarabino, 1995 * '' Cadulus foweyensis'' Henderson, 1920 * '' Cadulus gibbus'' Jeffreys, 1883 * '' Cadulus glans'' Scarabino, 1995 * '' Cadulus gracilis'' Jeffreys, 1877 * '' Cadulus greenlawi'' Dall, 1889 * '' Cadulus iota'' Henderson, 1920 * '' Cadulus jeffreysi'' (Monterosato, 1875) * '' Cadulus labeyriei'' Scarabino, 1995 * '' Cadulus lemniscoides'' Scarabino, 2008 * '' Cadulus loyaltyensis'' Scarabino, 2008 * '' Cadulus lunulus'' Dall, 1881 * '' Cadulus macleani'' Emerson, 1978 * '' Cadulus mayori'' (J. B. Henderson, 1920) * '' Cadulus miamiensis'' J. B. Henderson, 1920 * '' Cadulus minusculus'' Dall, 1889 * '' Cadulus monterosatoi'' Locard, 1897 * '' Cadulus nerta'' Caetano, Scarabino & Absalão, 2006 * '' Cadulus obesus'' Watson, 1879 * '' Cadulus occiduus'' Verco, 1911 * '' Cadulus ovulum'' (Philippi, 1844) * '' Cadulus parvus'' J. B. Henderson, 1920 * '' Cadulus platei'' Jaeckel, 1932 * ''

Cadulus platensis ''Cadulus'' is a large genus of small tusk shells in the family Gadilidae. It contains over fifty-one described species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of ...

'' Henderson, 1920 * '' Cadulus podagrinus'' Henderson, 1920 * '' Cadulus propinquus'' Sars G.O., 1878 * '' Cadulus providensis'' Henderson, 1920 * '' Cadulus quadridentatus'' Dall, 1881 * '' Cadulus quadrifissatus'' (Pilsbry and Sharp, 1898) * '' Cadulus rastridens'' Watson, 1879 * '' Cadulus regularis'' Henderson, 1920 * '' Cadulus rocroii'' Scarabino, 2008 * '' Cadulus rossoi'' Nicklès, 1979 * '' Cadulus rudmani'' Lamprell & Healy, 1998 * '' Cadulus scarabinoi'' Steiner & Kabat, 2004 * '' Cadulus siberutensis'' Jaeckel, 1932 * '' Cadulus simillimus'' Watson, 1879 * '' Cadulus sofiae'' Scarabino, 1995 * '' Cadulus stearnsii'' (Pilsbry and Sharp, 1898) * '' Cadulus subfusiformis'' (M. Sars, 1865) * '' Cadulus teliger'' Finlay, 1927 * '' Cadulus tersus'' Henderson, 1920 * '' Cadulus tetraschistus'' (Watson, 1879) * '' Cadulus tetrodon'' Pilsbry and Sharp, 1898 * '' Cadulus thielei'' Plate, 1908 * '' Cadulus tolmiei'' (Dall, 1897) * '' Cadulus transitorius'' (J. B. Henderson, 1920) - inflated toothshell * '' Cadulus tumidosus'' Jeffreys, 1877 * '' Cadulus unilobatus'' V. Scarabino & F. Scarabino, 2011 * '' Cadulus valdiviae'' Jaeckel, 1932 * '' Cadulus vincentianus'' Cotton & Godfrey, 1940 * '' Cadulus watsoni'' Dall, 1881 * '' Cadulus woodhousae'' Lamprell & Healy, 1998 ;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 colubridens'' Watson, 1879: synonym of '' Siphonodentalium colubridens'' (R. B. Watson, 1879) * ''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)

References

* Powell A W B, ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 *
Steiner G. & Kabat A.R. (2001). ''Catalogue of supraspecific taxa of Scaphopoda (Mollusca)''. Zoosystema 23 (3): 433-460

External links

* * {{taxonbar, from=Q3014354 Scaphopods