Cadulus californicus Pilsbry and Sharp 1898 (tusk shell)
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Scaphopoda - Gadilida - Gadilidae
Belongs to Cadulus according to Pilsbry and Sharp 1898
Sister taxa: Cadulus (Cadulus), Cadulus (Platyschides), Cadulus acuminatus, Cadulus bellulus, Cadulus caronensis, Cadulus conradi, Cadulus eliezeri, Cadulus infans, Cadulus jacksonensis, Cadulus juvenis, 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: found only at Hoots locality 61A, Potrero Canyon, Santa Monica Mountains (Pliocene of California)
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