Cadulus colubridens

Taxobox
name = "Cadulus colubridens"


status =
trend =
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Mollusca
classis = Scaphopoda
ordo = Dentaliida
familia = Gadilidae
genus = "Cadulus"
species = "C. colubridens"
binomial = "Cadulus colubridens"
binomial_authority = Watson, 1879

"Cadulus colubridens" is a tusk shell of the family Gadilidae, endemic to New Zealand waters. It is found at depths of about 1,300 m northeast of New Zealand.

The shell is large, almost smooth, and considerably swollen near the aperture. After its discovery during the Challenger expedition this species has not been recorded since.

Length is about 15 mm, and width at the anterior aperture 1.75 to 2.5 mm.

References

* Powell A W B, "New Zealand Mollusca", William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1