Cadulus ovulum Philippi 1844 (tusk shell)

Scaphopoda - Gadilida - Gadilidae

Alternative combination: Dentalium ovulum

Belongs to Cadulus according to P. Jung 1965

Sister taxa: Cadulus (Cadulus), Cadulus (Platyschides), Cadulus acuminatus, Cadulus bellulus, Cadulus caronensis, Cadulus conradi, Cadulus eliezeri, Cadulus infans, Cadulus jacksonensis, Cadulus juvenis, Cadulus nerta, Cadulus newtonensis, Cadulus nitentior, Cadulus nutans, Cadulus parianus, Cadulus thallus, Cadulus waynensis, Cadulus yatalensis

Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Cadulus ovulum in the database

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