Gadilida is an order of very small tusk shells, marine scaphopod molluscs.
| Gadilida | |
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| Cadulus sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Scaphopoda |
| Order: | Gadilida Starobogatov, 1974 |
| Families | |
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The species within the Gadilida are usually very much smaller than those within the other order of scaphopods, the Dentaliida.
Families
Families within the order Gadilida:
- Entalinidae Chistikov, 1979
- Gadilidae Stoliczka, 1868
- Pulsellidae Scarabino in Boss, 1982
- Wemersoniellidae Scarabino, 1986
- Unassigned:
- Boissevainia V. Scarabino & F. Scarabino, 2010
- Compressidens Pilsbry & Sharp, 1897
- Megaentalina Habe, 1963
References
- Scarabino V., (1995) Scaphopoda of the tropical Pacific and Indian Oceans, with description of 3 new genera and 42 new species P. Bouchet (ed) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Volume 14 Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 167 189-379.