Dalyellia scoparia (Schmidt, 1858) Graff, 1905
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
- Dalyellia scoparia (Schmidt, 1858) Graff, 1905
- Name authority
- (Schmidt, 1858) Graff, 1905
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Platyhelminthes
- Order
- Rhabdocoela
- Family
- Dalyelliidae
- Genus
- Dalyellia
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumPlatyhelminthes Minot, 1876
- subphylumRhabditophora Ehlers, 1985
- orderRhabdocoela Ehrenberg, 1831
- suborderDalytyphloplanida Willems, Wallberg, Jondelius, Littlewood, Backeljau, Schockaert & Artois, 2006
- infraorderNeotyphloplanida Willems, Wallberg, Jondelius, Littlewood, Backeljau, Schockaert & Artois, 2006
- parvorderLimnotyphloplanida Van Steenkiste, Tessens, Willems, Backeljau, Jondelius & Artois, 2013
- familyDalyelliidae Graff, 1905
- genusDalyellia Fleming, 1822
- speciesDalyellia scoparia (Schmidt, 1858) Graff, 1905
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dalyellia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dalyellia cetica Reisinger, 1924 | DalyelliidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dalyellia tatrica Gieysztor, 1938 | DalyelliidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Dalyellia (Scopariella) scoparia (Schmidt, 1858) Graff, 1905 (Schmidt, 1858) Graff, 1905 | synonym |
| Turbella scoparia (Schmidt, 1858) Diesing, 1862 (Schmidt, 1858) Diesing, 1862 | synonym |
| Vortex scoparius Schmidt, 1858 Schmidt, 1858 | synonym |
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.
- Graff, L. von. (1905). Marine Turbellarien Orotavas und der Küsten Europas. II. Rhabdocoela. Zeitschrift Fur Wissenschaftliche Zoologie, 83: 68–150. With 5 plates. 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:342LS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.