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Cadulus
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Scaphopoda (tusk shells)
Family:
Siphonodentaliidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Cadulus PHILIPPI, 1844
Type Species:
Dentalium ovulum
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Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
L.Cret., Eu.-N. Am.-Greenl.; Tert.-Rec., cosmop.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Cret., Tert.
Beginning International Stage:
Berriasian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
143.1
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Tubular, circular or oval in section, somewhat arcuate, varying from cask-shaped to acicular, more or less bulging or swollen near middle or anteriorly, contracting toward aperture. Surface smooth or delicately striated
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Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Scaphopoda (tusk shells)
Family:
Siphonodentaliidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Cadulus PHILIPPI, 1844
Type Species:
Dentalium ovulum
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
L.Cret., Eu.-N. Am.-Greenl.; Tert.-Rec., cosmop.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Cret., Tert.
Beginning International Stage:
Berriasian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
143.1
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Tubular, circular or oval in section, somewhat arcuate, varying from cask-shaped to acicular, more or less bulging or swollen near middle or anteriorly, contracting toward aperture. Surface smooth or delicately striated