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Cadulus (Gadila) gadus

Scaphopoda - Gadilida - Gadilidae

Taxonomy
Dentalium gadus was named by Montagu (1803). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Gadila.

It was recombined as Cadulus (Gadila) gadus by Jung (1965).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1803Dentalium gadus Montagu
1965Cadulus (Gadila) gadus Jung p. 412

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classScaphopodaBronn 1862
RankNameAuthor
orderGadilidaStarobogatov 1982
suborderGadilimorphaSteiner 1992
familyGadilidaeStoliczka 1868
subfamilyGadilinaeStoliczka 1868
genusCadulusGray 1847
subgenusGadila
speciesgadus(Montagu 1803)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Cadulus (Gadila) gadus Montagu 1803
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: shallow infaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-15 09:39:16
Modified: 2009-10-11 14:32:04
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available