†Cadulus (Gadilopsis) spiniformis Gardner 1947 (tusk shell)
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Scaphopoda - Gadilida - Gadilidae
Full reference: J. R. Gardner. 1947. The Molluscan Fauna of the Alum Bluff Group of Florida. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper (142A-H)1-709
Belongs to Cadulus (Gadilopsis) according to J. R. Gardner 1947
Sister taxon: Cadulus (Gadilopsis) leptodoma
Type specimen: USNM 351645, a shell. Its type locality is USGS Loc. 5079 - Shell Bluff [Shoal River Fm], which is in a Serravallian marine marl/sandstone in the Shoal River Formation of Florida.
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (6: Florida collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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