†Gadila mucronatus Tate 1887 (tusk shell)
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Scaphopoda - Gadilida - Gadilidae
Alternative combination: Cadulus mucronatus
Full reference: R. Tate. 1887. The Scaphopods of the Older Tertiary of Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 9:190-194
Belongs to Gadila according to T. A. Darragh 1970
See also Tate 1887
Sister taxa: Cadulus (Gadila) gadus, Cadulus (Gadila) phenax, Gadila aberrans, Gadila gracilina
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution: found only at Muddy Creek Fm - Muddy Creek (lower bed) (Miocene of Australia)
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