Cadulus juvenis Meyer 1886 (tusk shell)

Scaphopoda - Gadilida - Gadilidae

Alternative combination: Cadulus (Cadulus) juvenis

Belongs to Cadulus according to Meyer 1886

Sister taxa: Cadulus (Cadulus), Cadulus (Platyschides), Cadulus acuminatus, Cadulus bellulus, Cadulus californicus, Cadulus caronensis, Cadulus conradi, Cadulus eliezeri, Cadulus infans, Cadulus jacksonensis, Cadulus nerta, Cadulus newtonensis, Cadulus nitentior, Cadulus nutans, Cadulus ovulum, Cadulus parianus, Cadulus thallus, Cadulus waynensis, Cadulus yatalensis

Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (4: Mississippi, Texas collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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