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Gadila perpusilla (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)

Dentálio, Tusk shell

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Mollusca

Class
Scaphopoda

Order
Gadilida

Family
Gadilidae

Genus
Gadila

Species
perpusilla

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Cadulus panamensis Sharp & Pilsbry in Pilsbry & Sharp, 1898, Cadulus panamensis var. major Pilsbry & Sharp, 1898, Cadulus perpusillus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832), Dentalium perpusillum G. B. Sowerby I, 1832, Ditrupa perpusilla (Sowerby, 1832) (Horton et al., 2021).

Origin: Native

Distribution

Distribution: Colombian, California and Galapagos Island (Horton et al., 2021).

References

  • Horton, T. Horton, T., Kroh, A., Ahyong, S., Bailly, N., Boyko, C. B., Brandão, S. N., Gofas, S., Hooper, J. N. A., Hernandez, F., Holovachov, O., Mees, J., Molodtsova, T. N., Paulay, G., Decock, W., Dekeyzer, S., Poffyn, G., Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Adlard, R., ... Zhao, Z. (2021) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.

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