Cadulus thallus Conrad 1834 (tusk shell)

Scaphopoda - Gadilida - Gadilidae

Alternative combination: Dentalium thallus

Belongs to Cadulus according to G. C. Martin 1904

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 ovulum, Cadulus parianus, Cadulus waynensis, Cadulus yatalensis

Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of United States (4: Florida, South Carolina, Virginia collections)

• Miocene of United States (3: Maryland)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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