Cadulus teliger
Encyclopedia
Cadulus teliger is a tusk shell
of the family
Gadilidae
, endemic to New Zealand waters. It can be found from the Three Kings Islands
to the Chatham Islands
, at depths of between 15 and 360 m, and lives off the Auckland Islands
at depths of approximately 170 m.
Tusk shell
The tusk shells or scaphopods are a class of shelled marine mollusks. The scientific name of this class is Scaphopoda, meaning "shovel-footed". Shells of species within this class range from about 0.5 to 15 cm in length...
of the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Gadilidae
Gadilidae
Gadilidae is a family of tusk shells in the order Dentaliida.-Genera:* Bathycadulus Scarabino, 1995 * Cadulus Philippi, 1844* Dischides Jeffreys, 1867 * Gadila Gray, 1847* Polyschides Pilsbry & Sharp, 1898...
, endemic to New Zealand waters. It can be found from the Three Kings Islands
Three Kings Islands
The Three Kings Islands or Manawa Islands are a group of 13 islands about northwest of Cape Reinga, the northernmost point of the North Island of New Zealand, where the South Pacific Ocean and Tasman Sea converge. They measure about 4.86 km² in area...
to the Chatham Islands
Chatham Islands
The Chatham Islands are an archipelago and New Zealand territory in the Pacific Ocean consisting of about ten islands within a radius, the largest of which are Chatham Island and Pitt Island. Their name in the indigenous language, Moriori, means Misty Sun...
, at depths of between 15 and 360 m, and lives off the Auckland Islands
Auckland Islands
The Auckland Islands are an archipelago of the New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands and include Auckland Island, Adams Island, Enderby Island, Disappointment Island, Ewing Island, Rose Island, Dundas Island and Green Island, with a combined area of...
at depths of approximately 170 m.