Scaphopoda - Gadilida - Gadilidae
Alternative spelling: Cadulus (Polyschides)
Parent taxon: Siphonodentaliinae according to P. D. Reynolds and G. Steiner 2008
See also Gardner 1947, Harris and Palmer 1947, Pilsbry and Olsson 1941, Sepkoski 2002 and Wells and Houston 2001
Sister taxa: Dischides, Sagamicadulus, Siphonodentalium, Striocadulus
Subtaxa: Cadulus (Polyschides) margarita Cadulus (Polyschides) quitus
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: Florida collection)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Ecuador (1)
• Pliocene of Jamaica (1), Panama (2), United States (1: Florida), Venezuela (5)
• Miocene of Denmark (1), Panama (18), United States (7: Florida)
• Eocene of United States (14: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas)
Total: 51 collections including 52 occurrences
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