''Gadila'' is a
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, which are
marine scaphopod molluscs
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is estim ...
in the family
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
* ...
.
Description
Species
Species within the genus ''Gadila'' include:
*''
Gadila brasiliensis''
*''
Gadila dominguensis''
*''
Gadila elongatus''
Henderson, 1920
*''
Gadila fusiformis''
Pilsbry and Sharp, 1898, the fusiform toothshell
* ''
Gadila gadus''
Montague, 1803
* ''
Gadila hepburni''
Dall, 1897, the Hepburn toothshell
*''
Gadila mayori''
Henderson, 1920, the Mayor toothshell
*''
Gadila olivii''
Scacchi, 1835
*''
Gadila pandionis''
*''
Gadila simpsoni''
*''
Gadila subfusiformes''
M. Sars, 1850
References
Scaphopods
Taxa named by John Edward Gray
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