Gadila (genus)
Encyclopedia
Gadila is a genus
tusk shells in the family Gadilidae
, which contains six species.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
tusk shells in the family 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...
, which contains six species.
Selected species
- Gadila fusiformis (Pilsbry and Sharp, 1898), the fusiform toothshell
- Gadila gadus (Montagu, 1803)
- Gadila hepburni (Dall, 1897), the hepburn toothshell
- Gadila mayori (J. B. Henderson, 1920), the mayor toothshell
- Gadila olivii (Scacchi, 1835)
- Gadila subfusiformes (M. Sars, 1850)