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Dallina eltanini Foster, 1974

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Dallina eltanini Foster, 1974
Name authority
Foster, 1974
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Brachiopoda
Class
Rhynchonellata
Order
Terebratulida
Family
Dallinidae
Genus
Dallina
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumBrachiopoda Duméril, 1805
  4. subphylumRhynchonelliformea Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer & Popov, 1996
  5. classRhynchonellata Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer & Popov, 1996
  6. orderTerebratulida Waagen, 1883
  7. suborderTerebratellidina Muir-Wood, 1955
  8. superfamilyTerebratelloidea King, 1850
  9. familyDallinidae Beecher, 1893
  10. subfamilyDallininae Beecher, 1893
  11. genusDallina Beecher, 1893
  12. speciesDallina eltanini Foster, 1974

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Dallina. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Dallina floridana (Pourtalès, 1867)DallinidaeBrachiopodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dallina septigera (Lovén, 1846)DallinidaeBrachiopodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dallina triangularis Yabe & Hatai, 1934DallinidaeBrachiopodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 4 records assigned to Dallinidae.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Foster, M. W. (1974). Recent Antarctic and Subantarctic brachiopods. American Geophysical Union, Antarctic Research Series, 21:189 p., 39 fig., 25 pl. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:34285. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.