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Molluscs of Tasmania

Gadilidae: Cadulus vincentianus Cotton & Godfrey, 1940 (‘Vincentian tusk-shell’)

Synonym(s): vincentianus Cotton & Godfrey, 1940.

Typical shell-length 8.0 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore in sand. Native. Occurs all around Australia (QLD, NSW, TAS, VIC, SA, WA and NT); not recorded elsewhere.

Classification

Class: Scaphopoda
Subclass: Scaphopoda
Order: Gadilida
Superfamily: Gadilimorpha
Family: Gadilidae
Genus: Cadulus

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