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Family: Gadilidae (See list of species below)

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183 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Bathycadulus fabrizioi
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Cadulus aequatorialis
[Scaphopods]
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Cadulus amphora
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Cadulus ampullaceus
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Cadulus aratus
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Cadulus artatus
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Cadulus atlanticus
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Cadulus attenuatus
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Cadulus californicus
[California toothshell]
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Cadulus campylus
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Cadulus catharus
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Cadulus chuni
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Cadulus colliverae
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Cadulus congruens
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Cadulus cucurbitus
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Cadulus curtus
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Cadulus cyathoides
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Cadulus cylindratus
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Cadulus delicatulus
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Cadulus eliezeri
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Cadulus euloides
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Cadulus exiguus
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Cadulus florenciae
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Cadulus gibbus
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Cadulus glans
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Cadulus gracilis
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Cadulus jeffreysi
[Jeffrey's cadulus]
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Cadulus labeyriei
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Cadulus lunulus
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Cadulus macleani
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Cadulus magnus
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Cadulus minusculus
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Cadulus monterosatoi
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Cadulus nerta
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Cadulus obesus
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Cadulus occidus
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Cadulus parvus
[Little toothshell]
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Cadulus platei
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Cadulus platensis
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Cadulus podagrinus
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Cadulus propinquus
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Cadulus rossoi
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Cadulus rudmani
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Cadulus scarabinoi
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Cadulus siberutensis
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Cadulus simillimus
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Cadulus sofiae
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Cadulus subfusiformis
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Cadulus teliger
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Cadulus tersus
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Cadulus thielei
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Cadulus transitorius
[Inflated toothshell]
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Cadulus tumidosus
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Cadulus valdiviae
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Cadulus vincentianus
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Cadulus woodhousae
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Dischides atlantideus
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Dischides belcheri
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Dischides dartevellei
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Dischides dichelum
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Dischides hintoni
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Dischides leloeuffi
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Dischides minutus
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Dischides ovalis
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Dischides politus
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Dischides prionotus
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Dischides splendens
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Dischides viperidens
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Dischides yateensis
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Gadila aberrans
[Aberrant toothshell]
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Gadila abruptoinflata
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Gadila acus
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Gadila aequalis
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Gadila agassizii
[Agassiz's cadulus]
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Gadila amianta
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Gadila anguidens
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Gadila angustior
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Gadila arctus
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Gadila atlantica
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Gadila austinclarki
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Gadila boissevainae
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Gadila bordaensis
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Gadila boucheti
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Gadila braziliensis
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Gadila brycei
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Gadila bushii
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Gadila carlessi
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Gadila clavata
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Gadila cobbi
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Gadila cylindrata
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Gadila desaintlaurentae
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Gadila divae
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Gadila dominguensis
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Gadila doumenci
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Gadila elenae
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Gadila elephas
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Gadila fraseri
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Gadila gadus
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Gadila greenlawi
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Gadila honoluluensis
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Gadila iota
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Gadila ludbrookae
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Gadila marchadi
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Gadila mayori
[Mayor toothshell]
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Gadila minutalis
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Gadila monodonta
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Gadila nicklesi
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Gadila opportuna
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Gadila pandionis
[Kingly toothshell]
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Gadila perpusilla
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Gadila peruviana
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Gadila platystoma
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Gadila pocula
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Gadila providensis
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Gadila pseudolivae
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Gadila rastridens
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Gadila regularis
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Gadila sagamiensis
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Gadila sauridens
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Gadila senegalensis
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Gadila simpsoni
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Gadila singaporensis
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Gadila spreta
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Gadila strangulata
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Gadila striata
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Gadila subcolubridens
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Gadila subfusiformes
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Gadila subtilis
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Gadila subula
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Gadila tolmiei
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Gadila verrilli
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Gadila virginalis
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Gadila vulpidens
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Gadila watsoni
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Gadila whitneyae
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Gadila zonata
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Polyschides andersoni
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Polyschides arnaudi
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Polyschides bushiae
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Polyschides carolinensis
[Carolina toothshell]
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Polyschides cuspidatus
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Polyschides elongatus
[Elongate toothshell]
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Polyschides fausta
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Polyschides foweyensis
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Polyschides gibbosus
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Polyschides grandis
[Grand toothshell]
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Polyschides kaiyomaruae
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Polyschides miamiensis
[Miami toothshell]
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Polyschides nedallisoni
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Polyschides nitidus
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Polyschides olivi
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Polyschides pelamidae
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Polyschides portoricensis
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Polyschides quadrifissatus
[Fourslit toothshell]
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Polyschides rushii
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Polyschides sakuraii
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Polyschides spectabilis
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Polyschides sutherlandi
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Polyschides tetraschistus
[Fourtooth toothshell]
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Polyschides tetrodon
[Tetrodon toothshell]
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Polyschides vietnamicus
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Polyschides xavante
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Sagamicadulus elegantissimus
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Siphonodentalium australasiae
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Siphonodentalium booceras
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Siphonodentalium colubridens
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Siphonodentalium dalli
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Siphonodentalium hexaschistum
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Siphonodentalium isaotakii
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Siphonodentalium jaeckeli
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Siphonodentalium japonicum
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Siphonodentalium laubieri
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Siphonodentalium lobatum
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Siphonodentalium longilobatum
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Siphonodentalium magnum
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Siphonodentalium okudai
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Siphonodentalium promontorii
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Siphonodentalium summa
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Siphonodentalium tytthum
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Striocadulus albicomatus
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Striocadulus ludbrooki
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Striocadulus pulcherrimus
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Striocadulus sagei
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183 Species of Family Gadilidae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Bathycadulus fabrizioi Indo-Pacific
Cadulus aequatorialis Scaphopods Indo-Pacific
Cadulus amphora Eastern Atlantic.
Cadulus ampullaceus Western Atlantic
Cadulus aratus Indo-Pacific
Cadulus artatus Eastern Atlantic
Cadulus atlanticus Western Atlantic
Cadulus attenuatus Mediterranean.
Cadulus californicus California toothshell Eastern Pacific and Weste
Cadulus campylus Indian Ocean
Cadulus catharus Western Central Atlantic
Cadulus chuni Indo-Pacific
Cadulus colliverae Western Central Pacific
Cadulus congruens Western Central Atlantic.
Cadulus cucurbitus Western Atlantic
Cadulus curtus Western Atlantic
Cadulus cyathoides Indo-Pacific
Cadulus cylindratus Eastern Atlantic
Cadulus delicatulus Southwest Pacific
Cadulus eliezeri Southwest Atlantic 0.21 TL
Cadulus euloides Indian Ocean
Cadulus exiguus Western Central Pacific.
Cadulus florenciae Western Indian Ocean
Cadulus gibbus Eastern Atlantic
Cadulus glans Indo-Pacific
Cadulus gracilis Eastern Atlantic
Cadulus jeffreysi Jeffrey's cadulus Eastern Atlantic; Mediter
Cadulus labeyriei Indo-Pacific
Cadulus lunulus Western Atlantic
Cadulus macleani Eastern Pacific
Cadulus magnus Northwest Pacific
Cadulus minusculus Western Atlantic
Cadulus monterosatoi Eastern Atlantic
Cadulus nerta Southwest Atlantic 0.3 TL
Cadulus obesus Western Atlantic
Cadulus occidus Indo-Pacific
Cadulus parvus Little toothshell Western Atlantic 0.654 SHL
Cadulus platei Southeast Atlantic.
Cadulus platensis Western Atlantic 0.55 DL
Cadulus podagrinus Western Central Atlantic
Cadulus propinquus Eastern Atlantic
Cadulus rossoi Eastern Atlantic
Cadulus rudmani Western Central Pacific
Cadulus scarabinoi Indo-Pacific
Cadulus siberutensis Eastern Indian Ocean
Cadulus simillimus Indo-Pacific
Cadulus sofiae Indo-Pacific
Cadulus subfusiformis Eastern Atlantic and the
Cadulus teliger Southwest Pacific
Cadulus tersus Western Atlantic
Cadulus thielei Eastern Antarctica.
Cadulus transitorius Inflated toothshell Western Atlantic
Cadulus tumidosus Western Atlantic
Cadulus valdiviae Indian Ocean
Cadulus vincentianus Pacific Ocean
Cadulus woodhousae Indo-Pacific
Dischides atlantideus Eastern Atlantic
Dischides belcheri Northern Pacific
Dischides dartevellei Eastern Central Atlantic.
Dischides dichelum Indo-Pacific
Dischides hintoni Western Central Pacific
Dischides leloeuffi Eastern Atlantic
Dischides minutus Indian Ocean
Dischides ovalis Indo-Pacific
Dischides politus Northeast Atlantic
Dischides prionotus Indo-Pacific
Dischides splendens Southeast Pacific
Dischides viperidens Western Central Pacific
Dischides yateensis Indo-Pacific
Gadila aberrans Aberrant toothshell Eastern Pacific
Gadila abruptoinflata Indo-Pacific
Gadila acus Western Atlantic 0.956 SHL
Gadila aequalis Western Atlantic; Caribbe
Gadila agassizii Agassiz's cadulus Western Atlantic 1.1 DL
Gadila amianta Western Atlantic 0.5 DL
Gadila anguidens Indo-Pacific.
Gadila angustior Eastern Indian Ocean; Sou
Gadila arctus Western Atlantic
Gadila atlantica Western Atlantic.
Gadila austinclarki Eastern Pacific
Gadila boissevainae Indian Ocean
Gadila bordaensis Indian Ocean
Gadila boucheti Eastern Central Atlantic;
Gadila braziliensis Western Atlantic 0.884 SHL
Gadila brycei Indian Ocean
Gadila bushii Western Atlantic
Gadila carlessi Western Central Pacific
Gadila clavata Indo-Pacific
Gadila cobbi Indo-Pacific
Gadila cylindrata Western Atlantic.
Gadila desaintlaurentae Indo-Pacific
Gadila divae Western Indian Ocean.
Gadila dominguensis Western Atlantic 1.1 TL
Gadila doumenci Indo-Pacific
Gadila elenae Indo-Pacific
Gadila elephas Western Atlantic
Gadila fraseri Eastern Atlantic
Gadila gadus Eastern and Western Atlan
Gadila greenlawi Western Atlantic
Gadila honoluluensis Eastern Central Pacific
Gadila iota Western Atlantic; Caribbe 0.2 DL
Gadila ludbrookae Eastern Indian Ocean
Gadila marchadi Eastern Atlantic
Gadila mayori Mayor toothshell Western Atlantic 0.4 DL
Gadila minutalis Indo-Pacific
Gadila monodonta Indo-Pacific
Gadila nicklesi Eastern Atlantic
Gadila opportuna Indo-Pacific
Gadila pandionis Kingly toothshell Western Atlantic 1.3 TL
Gadila perpusilla Eastern Pacific
Gadila peruviana Eastern Pacific
Gadila platystoma Southeast Pacific
Gadila pocula Western Atlantic 1.1 TL
Gadila providensis Western Atlantic; Caribbe
Gadila pseudolivae Banda Sea.
Gadila rastridens Western Atlantic; Caribbe
Gadila regularis Western Atlantic; Caribbe
Gadila sagamiensis Indo-Pacific
Gadila sauridens Western Atlantic
Gadila senegalensis Eastern Central Atlantic
Gadila simpsoni Western Atlantic 0.6 TL
Gadila singaporensis Western Central Pacific
Gadila spreta Indo-Pacific
Gadila strangulata Eastern Atlantic; Mediter
Gadila striata Eastern Pacific
Gadila subcolubridens Indo-Pacific
Gadila subfusiformes Northeast Atlantic
Gadila subtilis Western Indian Ocean
Gadila subula Western Central Atlantic
Gadila tolmiei Eastern Pacific
Gadila verrilli Western Atlantic.
Gadila virginalis Indo-Pacific
Gadila vulpidens Western Atlantic
Gadila watsoni Western Atlantic
Gadila whitneyae Indo-Pacific
Gadila zonata Indo-Pacific
Polyschides andersoni Indo-Pacific
Polyschides arnaudi Indian Ocean
Polyschides bushiae Western Atlantic. 0.65 DL
Polyschides carolinensis Carolina toothshell Western Atlantic 1 DL
Polyschides cuspidatus Eastern Atlantic
Polyschides elongatus Elongate toothshell Western Atlantic 1.4 DL
Polyschides fausta Indo-Pacific
Polyschides foweyensis Western Atlantic
Polyschides gibbosus Indo-Pacific
Polyschides grandis Grand toothshell Western Atlantic. 1.5 DL
Polyschides kaiyomaruae North Pacific Ocean.
Polyschides miamiensis Miami toothshell Western Atlantic
Polyschides nedallisoni Western Central Atlantic
Polyschides nitidus Western Central Atlantic
Polyschides olivi Eastern Atlantic and the
Polyschides pelamidae Indo-Pacific
Polyschides portoricensis Western Atlantic; Caribbe 0.863 SHL
Polyschides quadrifissatus Fourslit toothshell Eastern Pacific
Polyschides rushii Western Atlantic
Polyschides sakuraii Indo-Pacific
Polyschides spectabilis Western and Eastern Atlan
Polyschides sutherlandi Indo-Pacific
Polyschides tetraschistus Fourtooth toothshell Western Atlantic Ocean. 1 NG
Polyschides tetrodon Tetrodon toothshell Western Atlantic 0.7 DL
Polyschides vietnamicus Indo-Pacific
Polyschides xavante Western Atlantic 0.6 SHL
Sagamicadulus elegantissimus Indo-Pacific
Siphonodentalium australasiae Western Central Pacific.
Siphonodentalium booceras Indian Ocean
Siphonodentalium colubridens Indo-Pacific
Siphonodentalium dalli Southeast Pacific, Southe
Siphonodentalium hexaschistum Indo-Pacific
Siphonodentalium isaotakii Indo-Pacific
Siphonodentalium jaeckeli Indian Ocean
Siphonodentalium japonicum Indo-Pacific
Siphonodentalium laubieri Eastern Atlantic
Siphonodentalium lobatum Eastern Atlantic and the
Siphonodentalium longilobatum Western Central Pacific
Siphonodentalium magnum Indo-Pacific
Siphonodentalium okudai Northwest Pacific
Siphonodentalium promontorii Southeast Atlantic; Weste
Siphonodentalium summa Indo-Pacific
Siphonodentalium tytthum Western Central Atlantic
Striocadulus albicomatus Eastern Pacific
Striocadulus ludbrooki Indian Ocean
Striocadulus pulcherrimus Indo-Pacific
Striocadulus sagei Indo-Pacific



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