Cadulus teliger Tusk Shell

Cadulus teligeris commonly referred to as Tusk Shell. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Cadulus teliger, Waikato, New Zealand 2021

Courtesy of the author Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand Photo taken by Javier Couper. Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:: 14517
AphiaID:: 344302

Scientific:: Cadulus teliger
German:: Elefantenstoßzahn
English:: Tusk Shell

Category:: Miscellaneous

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Scaphopoda (Class) > Gadilida (Order) > Gadilidae (Family) > Cadulus (Genus) > teliger (Species)
Initial determination:: Finlay, 1926

Occurrence:: Endemic species, New Zealand
Sea depth:: 15 - 360 Meter
Size:: 0,5 cm
Temperature:: °F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C)
Food:: Detritus
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Cadulus aequatorialis
Cadulus amphora
Cadulus ampullaceus
Cadulus aratus
Cadulus artatus
Cadulus atlanticus
Cadulus attenuatus
Cadulus californicus
Cadulus campylus
Cadulus catharus
Cadulus chuni
Cadulus colliverae
Cadulus congruens
Cadulus cucurbitus
Cadulus curtus
Cadulus cyathoides
Cadulus cylindratus
Cadulus deschampsi
Cadulus deverdensis
Cadulus eliezeri
Cadulus euloides
Cadulus exiguus
Cadulus florenciae
Cadulus gibbus
Cadulus glans
Cadulus gracilis
Cadulus jeffreysi
Cadulus labeyriei
Cadulus lemniscoides
Cadulus loyaltyensis
Cadulus lunulus
Cadulus macleani
Cadulus minusculus
Cadulus monterosatoi
Cadulus nerta
Cadulus obesus
Cadulus occiduus
Cadulus parvus
Cadulus platei
Cadulus platensis
Cadulus podagrinus
Cadulus propinquus
Cadulus rocroii
Cadulus rossoi
Cadulus rudmani
Cadulus scarabinoi
Cadulus siberutensis
Cadulus simillimus
Cadulus sofiae
Cadulus subfusiformis
Cadulus teliger
Elefantenstoßzahn
Cadulus tersus
Cadulus thielei
Cadulus transitorius
Cadulus tumidosus
Cadulus unilobatus
Cadulus valdiviae
Cadulus vincentianus
Cadulus woodhousae

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-02-20 20:09:41
Last edit:: 2022-02-20 20:15:57

Info

Cadulus teliger Finlay, 1926

The Tusk snails has a narrow, tubular shell.

Cadulus teliger is endemic to New Zealand waters. It can be found from the Three Kings Islands to the Chatham Islands, at depths of between 15 and 360 m. This species is a deposit feeder.

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Scaphopoda (Class)

External links

gastropods (en). Abgerufen am 20.02.2022.
Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 20.02.2022.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 20.02.2022.
WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 20.02.2022.

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Cadulus teliger, Waikato, New Zealand 2021

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