Gadilopsis Woodring 1925 (tusk shell)

Scaphopoda - Gadilida - Gadilidae

Alternative spelling: Cadulus (Gadilopsis)

Parent taxon: Gadilidae according to P. D. Reynolds and G. Steiner 2008

See also Gardner 1947 and Pilsbry and Olsson 1941

Sister taxa: Calstevenus, Gadilinae, Siphonodentaliinae

Subtaxa: Cadulus (Gadilopsis) leptodoma Cadulus (Gadilopsis) spiniformis

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Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Ecuador (1 collection)

• Pliocene of Jamaica (1), Panama (7)

• Miocene of Panama (16), United States (6: Florida)

• Eocene of Panama (2)

Total: 33 collections including 34 occurrences

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