Gadilopsis Woodring 1925 (tusk shell)
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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
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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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