Cadulus Philippi 1844

Cadulus is a large genus of small tusk shells in the family Gadilidae. It contains over fifty-one described species.^[2]

Species

Species brought into synonymy

• Cadulus aberrans Whiteaves, 1887 - aberrant toothshell: synonym of Gadila aberrans (Whiteaves, 1887)
• Cadulus booceras Tomlin, 1926: synonym of Siphonodentalium booceras (Tomlin, 1926)
• Cadulus carolinensis Bush, 1885: synonym of Polyschides carolinensis (Bush, 1885)
• Cadulus domingensis (d'Orbigny in Mörch, 1863): synonym of Gadila dominguensis (d’Orbigny, 1853)
• Cadulus carolinensis Bush, 1885: synonym of Polyschides carolinensis (Bush, 1885)
• Cadulus colubridens Watson, 1879: synonym of Siphonodentalium colubridens (R. B. Watson, 1879)
• Cadulus elongatus J. B. Henderson, 1920: synonym of Gadila elongata (Henderson, 1920)
• Cadulus fusiformis Pilsbry and Sharp, 1898: synonym of Gadila aberrans (Whiteaves, 1887)
• Cadulus grandis A. E. Verrill, 1884: synonym of Polyschides grandis (Verrill, 1884)
• Cadulus halius Henderson, 1920: synonym of Cadulus podagrinus Henderson, 1920
• Cadulus hepburni (Dall, 1897): synonym of Gadila aberrans (Whiteaves, 1887)
• Cadulus laevis (Brazier, 1877): synonym of Ditrupa gracillima Grube, 1878
• Cadulus martini Scarabino, 1995: synonym of Cadulus scarabinoi Steiner & Kabat, 2004
• Cadulus nitentior Arnold, 1903 †: synonym of Gadila aberrans (Whiteaves, 1887)
• Cadulus nitidus: synonym of Polyschides nitidus (Henderson, 1920)
• Cadulus pandionis (A. E. Verrill and S. Smith, 1880): synonym of Gadila pandionis (Verrill & Smith, 1880)
• Cadulus perpusillus (Sowerby, 1832): synonym of Gadila perpusilla (Sowerby in Broderip & Sowerby, 1832)
• Cadulus peruvianus Dall, 1908: synonym of Gadila peruviana (Dall, 1908)
• Cadulus poculum Dall, 1889: synonym of Gadila pocula (Dall, 1889)
• Cadulus rushii Pilsbry and Sharp, 1898: synonym of Polyschides rushii (Pilsbry & Sharp, 1898)
• Cadulus simpsoni Henderson, 1920: synonym of Gadila simpsoni Henderson, 1920
• Cadulus spectabilis A. E. Verrill, 1885: synonym of Polyschides spectabilis (A. E. Verrill, 1885)
• Cadulus strangulatus Locard, 1897: synonym of Gadila strangulata (Locard, 1897)
• Cadulus striatus Pilsbry and Sharp, 1898: synonym of Gadila striata (Pilsbry & Sharp, 1898)
• Cadulus subtilis Plate, 1908: synonym of Ditrupa gracillima Grube, 1878
• Cadulus verrilli Henderson, 1920: synonym of Gadila verrilli (Henderson, 1920)
• Cadulus viperidens Melvill & Standen, 1896: synonym of Dischides viperidens (Melvill & Standen, 1896)

References

• Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
• "Cadulus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Steiner G. & Kabat A.R. (2001). Catalogue of supraspecific taxa of Scaphopoda (Mollusca). Zoosystema 23 (3): 433-460