Dallinidae

Dallinidae
Dallina septiger
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Brachiopoda
Class:	Rhynchonellata
Order:	Terebratulida
Superfamily:	Terebratelloidea
Family:	Dallinidae Beecher, 1893

Dallinidae is a family of loopbearing brachiopods belonging to the order Terebratulida. ^{[1] [2]}

It is bilaterally symmetrical with a calcite tissue structure. It utilizes a feeding current for obtaining food and reproduces sexually. Occurrences have been observed around the globe, especially in Norway and Tasmania. ^[3]

Genera

Genera: ^{[2] [4]}

• † Antigoniarcula Elliott, 1959
• Campages Hedley, 1905
• Dallina Beecher, 1893
• Jaffaia Thomson, 1927
• Nipponithyris Yabe & Hatai, 1934

References

1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Dallinidae Beecher, 1893". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
2. "Dallinidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
3. "Dallinidae Beecher 1893 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
4. "Dallinidae Beecher, 1893". World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). WoRMS. 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2022.