Gadilida is an
order of very small
tusk shells,
marine
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scaphopod mollusc
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s.
The species within the Gadilida are usually very much smaller than those within the other order of scaphopods, the
Dentaliida
Dentaliida is one of the two orders of scaphopod mollusks, commonly known as elephant's tusk shells. The order Dentaliida contains most of the larger scaphopods, and is distinguished from the other order (the Gadilidae) by the shape of its she ...
.
Families
Families within the order Gadilida:
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Entalinidae
Entalinidae is a family of tusk shells, marine scaphopod mollusks in the order Gadilida
Gadilida is an order of very small tusk shells, marine scaphopod molluscs.
The species within the Gadilida are usually very much smaller than those wi ...
Chistikov, 1979
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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
* ...
Stoliczka, 1868
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Pulsellidae
Pulsellidae is a family of molluscs belonging to the suborder Gadilimorpha in the order Gadilida
Gadilida is an order of very small tusk shells, marine scaphopod molluscs.
The species within the Gadilida are usually very much smaller than t ...
Scarabino in Boss, 1982
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Wemersoniellidae
Wemersoniellidae is a family of molluscs belonging to the order Gadilida
Gadilida is an order of very small tusk shells, marine scaphopod molluscs.
The species within the Gadilida are usually very much smaller than those within the other or ...
Scarabino, 1986
* Unassigned:
** ''
Boissevainia''
V. Scarabino & F. Scarabino, 2010
** ''
Compressidens''
Pilsbry & Sharp, 1897
** ''
Megaentalina''
Habe, 1963
References
* Scarabino, V. (1995). Scaphopoda of the tropical Pacific and Indian Oceans, with description of 3 new genera and 42 new species. in: Bouchet, P. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 14. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie. 167: 189-379.
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Scaphopods
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