Dentalium oryx Boissevain, 1906
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
- Dentalium oryx Boissevain, 1906
- Name authority
- Boissevain, 1906
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Scaphopoda
- Order
- Dentaliida
- Family
- Dentaliidae
- Genus
- Dentalium
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classScaphopoda Bronn, 1862
- orderDentaliida Starobogatov, 1974
- familyDentaliidae Children, 1834
- genusDentalium Linnaeus, 1758
- speciesDentalium oryx Boissevain, 1906
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dentalium. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dentalium adenense Ludbrook, 1954 | DentaliidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| stained tuskshellDentalium agassizi Pilsbry & Sharp, 1897 | DentaliidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dentalium congoense Plate, 1908 | DentaliidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dentalium curtum G. B. Sowerby II, 1860 | DentaliidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dentalium debitusae Scarabino, 2008 | DentaliidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dentalium decemcostatum Brazier, 1877 | DentaliidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dentalium deforgesi Scarabino, 1995 | DentaliidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| elephant's tuskDentalium elephantinum Linnaeus, 1758 | DentaliidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dentalium exmouthense Lamprell & Healy, 1998 | DentaliidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dentalium grahami Lamprell & Healy, 1998 | DentaliidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dentalium hedleyi Lamprell & Healy, 1998 | DentaliidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dentalium katchekense Fischer-Piette & Nicklès, 1946 | DentaliidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Boissevain, M. (1906). The Scaphopoda of the Siboga Expedition, treated together with the known Indo-Pacific Scaphopoda. In: Weber M. (ed.) Uitkomsten op Zoologisch, Botanisch, Oceanographisch en Geologisch Gebied verzameld in Nederlandsch Oost-Indië 1899-1900 aan boord H.M. Siboga onder commando van Luitenant ter zee 1e. kl. G.F. Tydeman. Siboga-Expeditie Monographie 54 (Livraison 32): 1–76, 1-6 pls. E. J. Brill, Leiden. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.10871 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:34TJZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.