Gadila Gray, 1847

Type species

Dentalium gadus Montagu, 1803 (original designation).

Diagnosis

Shell small to medium, curved, smooth, white, translucent when fresh, shiny when dead. Maximum diameter in anterior third of shell; ventral side regularly curved, dorsal side sigmoidal in section. Apex simple or with flat lobes, variable in number. Oral, apical sections variable.