WoRMS taxon details
Dentalina Risso, 1826
112217 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:112217)
accepted
Genus
Nodosaria (Dentaline) cuvieri d'Orbigny, 1826 accepted as Dentalina cuvieri (d'Orbigny, 1826) (type by monotypy)
Nodosaria (Dentalina) d'Orbigny, 1839 · unaccepted (Nomen translatum, Loeblich &...)
Nomen translatum, Loeblich & Tappan, 1987
Nodosaria (Dentaline) d'Orbigny, 1826 · unaccepted (name not available. ICZN Art. 11...)
name not available. ICZN Art. 11 (b)(i): 11 (g): vernacular
Vaginulina (Dentalina) Beutler, 1910 · unaccepted (Nomen translatum)
- Species Dentalina abyssallica Saidova, 1975
- Species Dentalina aciculata (d'Orbigny, 1826)
- Species Dentalina acuta d'Orbigny, 1846
- Species Dentalina acuticauda Reuss, 1851
- Species Dentalina albatrossi (Cushman, 1923)
- Species Dentalina catenulata (Brady, 1884)
- Species Dentalina cornicula (d'Orbigny, 1826)
- Species Dentalina cuvieri (d'Orbigny, 1826)
- Species Dentalina davidsonii MacGillivray, 1843
- Species Dentalina decepta (Bagg, 1912)
- Species Dentalina diversa McCulloch, 1981
- Species Dentalina doliolum (Costa, 1856)
- Species Dentalina extensa Zheng & Zhang, 1988 (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, Primary junior homonym of Dentalina extensa Schwager, 1865)
- Species Dentalina flexuosa (d'Orbigny, 1826)
- Species Dentalina fusiformis Gümbel, 1861
- Species Dentalina hancocki Cushman & McCulloch, 1950
- Species Dentalina laevicostata (Cushman, 1917)
- Species Dentalina lavelaensis McCulloch, 1981
- Species Dentalina margaritensis McCulloch, 1981
- Species Dentalina melvillensis Loeblich & Tappan, 1953
- Species Dentalina mutabilis (Costa, 1855)
- Species Dentalina mutabilis Bailey, 1851
- Species Dentalina mutsui Hada, 1931
- Species Dentalina neglecta McCulloch, 1981
- Species Dentalina nodosa (d'Orbigny, 1826)
- Species Dentalina obliqua (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Dentalina obliquistriatula Hofker, 1980
- Species Dentalina obsoleta (Acosta, 1940)
- Species Dentalina plebeia Terquem, 1870 (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, Primary junior homonym of Dentalina plebeia Reuss, 1855)
- Species Dentalina rectiuscula MacGillivray, 1843
- Species Dentalina ruidarostrata Loeblich & Tappan, 1994
- Species Dentalina semiinornata Loeblich & Tappan, 1994
- Species Dentalina setanaensis Asano, 1938
- Species Dentalina siribesiensis Asano, 1938
- Species Dentalina subarcuata (Montagu, 1803)
- Species Dentalina substriata (d'Orbigny, 1826)
- Species Dentalina tortugaensis McCulloch, 1981
- Species Dentalina urnula d'Orbigny, 1846
- Species Dentalina vertebralis (Batsch, 1791)
- Species Dentalina yabei Asano, 1936
- Species Dentalina advena (Cushman, 1923) accepted as Laevidentalina advena (Cushman, 1923)
- Species Dentalina antarctica Parr, 1950 accepted as Laevidentalina antarctica (Parr, 1950) (Opinion of Loeblich and Tappan (1994))
- Species Dentalina aphelis (Loeblich & Tappan, 1986) accepted as Laevidentalina aphelis Loeblich & Tappan, 1986
- Species Dentalina arcuata (d'Orbigny, 1826) accepted as Laevidentalina arcuata (d'Orbigny, 1826)
- Species Dentalina ariena Patterson & Pettis, 1986 accepted as Laevidentalina ariena (Patterson & Pettis, 1986)
- Species Dentalina badenensis d'Orbigny, 1846 accepted as Laevidentalina badenensis (d'Orbigny, 1846)
- Species Dentalina baggi Galloway & Wissler, 1927 accepted as Laevidentalina baggi (Galloway & Wissler, 1927) (Opinion of Eiland and Gudmundsson (2004))
- Species Dentalina basitorta Cushman, 1938 accepted as Enantiodentalina basitorta (Cushman, 1938)
- Species Dentalina bifurcata d'Orbigny, 1846 accepted as Dentalina acuta d'Orbigny, 1846
- Species Dentalina bradyensis (Dervieux, 1894) accepted as Laevidentalina haueri (Neugeboren, 1856) (Subjective junior synonym in opinion of Hayward et al. (2010))
- Species Dentalina brevis d'Orbigny, 1846 accepted as Pseudonodosaria brevis (d'Orbigny, 1846)
- Species Dentalina californica Cushman & Gray, 1946 accepted as Laevidentalina californica (Cushman & Gray, 1946)
- Species Dentalina carinata (d'Orbigny, 1826) accepted as Laevidentalina carinata (d'Orbigny, 1826)
- Species Dentalina caudata d'Orbigny, 1852 accepted as Enantiodentalina caudata (d'Orbigny, 1852)
- Species Dentalina caudata (d'Orbigny, 1826) accepted as Dentalina caudata d'Orbigny, 1852 accepted as Enantiodentalina caudata (d'Orbigny, 1852) (Nomen nudum)
- Species Dentalina comatula (Cushman, 1923) accepted as Pyramidulina comatula (Cushman, 1923)
- Species Dentalina communiensis Saidova, 1975 accepted as Laevidentalina communiensis (Saidova, 1975)
- Species Dentalina communis (d'Orbigny, 1826) accepted as Laevidentalina communis (d'Orbigny, 1826)
- Species Dentalina curta Ujiié, 1990 accepted as Laevidentalina curta (Ujiié, 1990)
- Species Dentalina drammenensis Feyling-Hanssen, 1964 accepted as Orthomorphina drammenensis (Feyling-Hanssen, 1964) accepted as Laevidentalina drammenensis (Feyling-Hanssen, 1964) (Opinion of Yanko and Troitskaya (1987))
- Species Dentalina elegans d'Orbigny, 1846 accepted as Laevidentalina elegans (d'Orbigny, 1846)
- Species Dentalina emaciata Reuss, 1851 accepted as Laevidentalina emaciata (Reuss, 1851)
- Species Dentalina ferussacii (d'Orbigny in Guérin-Méneville, 1832) accepted as Laevidentalina ferussacii (d'Orbigny in Guérin-Méneville, 1832) (Opinion of the author (2017))
- Species Dentalina filiformis (d'Orbigny, 1826) accepted as Laevidentalina filiformis (d'Orbigny, 1826) (superseded combination)
- Species Dentalina flintii (Cushman, 1923) accepted as Dentalina mutabilis (Costa, 1855) (Subjective junior synonym in opinion of Hayward et al. 2012)
- Species Dentalina floscula d'Orbigny, 1846 accepted as Nodosaria hispida d'Orbigny, 1846 accepted as Amphicoryna hirsuta (d'Orbigny, 1826) (Subjective junior synonym in opinion of Fornasini (1902) & Papp & Schmid (1985))
- Species Dentalina frobisherensis Loeblich & Tappan, 1953 accepted as Laevidentalina frobisherensis (Loeblich & Tappan, 1953) (Opinion of Eiland and Gudmundsson (2004))
- Species Dentalina guttifera d'Orbigny, 1846 accepted as Nodosaria guttifera (d'Orbigny, 1846) accepted as Laevidentalina guttifera (d'Orbigny, 1846) (Opinion of Cushman (1913), Papp and Schmid (1985))
- Species Dentalina hanzawaia Asano, 1939 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, According to Nomura (1981))
- Species Dentalina haueri Neugeboren, 1856 accepted as Laevidentalina haueri (Neugeboren, 1856)
- Species Dentalina hercicornua (Schwager, 1866) accepted as Dentalina hircicornua (Schwager, 1866) accepted as Dentalina mutabilis (Costa, 1855) (Misspelling)
- Species Dentalina hircicornua (Schwager, 1866) accepted as Dentalina mutabilis (Costa, 1855) (Subjective junior synonym in opinion of Hayward et al. 2012)
- Species Dentalina indifferens (Reuss, 1863) accepted as Nodosaria indifferens Reuss, 1863
- Species Dentalina inflexa (Reuss, 1866) accepted as Laevidentalina inflexa (Reuss, 1866) (Opinion of Cimerman and Langer (1991))
- Species Dentalina inornata d'Orbigny, 1846 accepted as Laevidentalina inornata (d'Orbigny, 1846)
- Species Dentalina insolita (Schwager, 1866) accepted as Nodosaria (Nodosaria) insolita Schwager, 1866 † accepted as Siphonodosaria tauricornis (Schwager, 1866) †
- Species Dentalina intorta (Dervieux, 1894) accepted as Dentalina ariena Patterson & Pettis, 1986 accepted as Laevidentalina ariena (Patterson & Pettis, 1986) (Secondary junior homonym of Dentalina intorta Terquem, 1870)
- Species Dentalina ittai Loeblich & Tappan, 1953 accepted as Botuloides ittai (Loeblich & Tappan, 1953) (NOT a Dentalina as wrong aperture and not costate. Best fit is Botuloides pers. comm B Hayward 2020)
- Species Dentalina legumen (Reuss, 1845) accepted as Laevidentalina legumen (Reuss, 1845) †
- Species Dentalina leguminiformis (Batsch, 1791) accepted as Laevidentalina leguminiformis (Batsch, 1791) (Opinion of Kaminski et al. (2002))
- Species Dentalina mucronata Neugeboren, 1856 accepted as Laevidentalina mucronata (Neugeboren, 1856)
- Species Dentalina mutsuii Hada, 1931 accepted as Dentalina mutsui Hada, 1931 (Subsequent incorrect spelling Spelled with one "i" from Mutsu Bay.)
- Species Dentalina nasuta Cushman, 1939 accepted as Laevidentalina nasuta (Cushman, 1939) (Opinion of Zheng & Fu, 2008)
- Species Dentalina neugeboreni (Schwager, 1866) accepted as Laevidentalina haueri (Neugeboren, 1856)
- Species Dentalina notalnella Saidova, 1975 accepted as Laevidentalina notalnella (Saidova, 1975)
- Species Dentalina obliqua (d'Orbigny, 1826) accepted as Enantiodentalina obliqua (d'Orbigny, 1826)
- Species Dentalina obliquensis Saidova, 1975 accepted as Laevidentalina obliquensis (Saidova, 1975)
- Species Dentalina pauperata d'Orbigny, 1846 accepted as Dentalina elegans d'Orbigny, 1846 accepted as Laevidentalina elegans (d'Orbigny, 1846) (Subjective junior synonym in opinion of Papp & Schmid (1985))
- Species Dentalina peregrina Reuss, 1861 accepted as Nodosaria peregrina (Reuss, 1861)
- Species Dentalina plebeia Reuss, 1855 accepted as Laevidentalina plebeia (Reuss, 1855)
- Species Dentalina punctata d'Orbigny, 1846 accepted as Dentalina inornata d'Orbigny, 1846 accepted as Laevidentalina inornata (d'Orbigny, 1846) (Subjective junior synonym in opinion of Papp & Schmid (1985))
- Species Dentalina reflexa Morrow, 1934 accepted as Laevidentalina reflexa (Morrow, 1934)
- Species Dentalina roemeri Neugeboren, 1856 accepted as Laevidentalina roemeri (Neugeboren, 1856) accepted as Laevidentalina haueri (Neugeboren, 1856) (unaccepted > superseded combination, Unornamented species are placed in the genus Laevidentalina.)
- Species Dentalina sidebottomi Cushman, 1933 accepted as Laevidentalina sidebottomi (Cushman, 1933)
- Species Dentalina soluta Reuss, 1851 accepted as Nodosaria soluta (Reuss, 1851) accepted as Laevidentalina soluta (Reuss, 1851)
- Species Dentalina subemaciata Parr, 1950 accepted as Laevidentalina subemaciata (Parr, 1950) accepted as Laevidentalina elegans (d'Orbigny, 1846) (Opinion of Hayward et al. (1999))
- Species Dentalina subsoluta (Cushman, 1923) accepted as Laevidentalina subsoluta (Cushman, 1923)
- Species Dentalina translucens Parr, 1950 accepted as Laevidentalina translucens (Parr, 1950)
- Species Dentalina trondheimensis Feyling-Hanssen, 1964 accepted as Vaginulina trondheimensis (Feyling-Hanssen, 1964) accepted as Nodosaria trondheimensis (Feyling-Hanssen, 1964) (unaccepted > superseded combination, Opinion of Jones in Jenkins (1993))
- Species Dentalina verneuilii d'Orbigny, 1846 accepted as Siphonodosaria verneuilii (d'Orbigny, 1846) † accepted as Siphonodosaria consobrina (d'Orbigny, 1846) † (Subjective junior synonym in opinion of Hayward et al. 2012)
- Species Dentalina costata Pourtales, 1850 (uncertain > nomen dubium, No type figure, depository not given, likely nomen oblitum)
- Species Dentalina semicostata d'Orbigny, 1846 (uncertain > nomen dubium, Opinion of Papp & Schmid (1985))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. <em>[book series].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5. Paris, F.G. Levrault. vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984
page(s): p. 16 [details]
page(s): p. 16 [details]
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2025). World Foraminifera Database. Dentalina Risso, 1826. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=112217 on 2025-04-29
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Nomenclature
original description
Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. <em>[book series].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5. Paris, F.G. Levrault. vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984
page(s): p. 16 [details]
original description (of Nodosaria (Dentaline) d'Orbigny, 1826) Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1826). Tableau méthodique de la classe des Céphalopodes. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles.</em> vol. 7: 96-169, 245-314., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5753959
page(s): p. 254 [details]
basis of record Gross, O. (2001). Foraminifera, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 60-75 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): p. 16 [details]
original description (of Nodosaria (Dentaline) d'Orbigny, 1826) Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1826). Tableau méthodique de la classe des Céphalopodes. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles.</em> vol. 7: 96-169, 245-314., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5753959
page(s): p. 254 [details]
basis of record Gross, O. (2001). Foraminifera, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 60-75 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
additional source
Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Loeblich, A. R.; Tappan, H. (1987). Foraminiferal Genera and their Classification. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York. 970pp., available online at https://books.google.pt/books?id=n_BqCQAAQBAJ [details] Available for editors
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additional source Loeblich, A. R.; Tappan, H. (1987). Foraminiferal Genera and their Classification. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York. 970pp., available online at https://books.google.pt/books?id=n_BqCQAAQBAJ [details] Available for editors





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Diagnosis Test elongate, arcuate, uniserial, proloculus apiculate, chambers cylindrical to ovate, enlarging gradually as added, sutures horizontal; wall calcareous, hyaline radial in structure, with secondary lamination, surface with numerous longitudinal costae; aperture terminal, radiate. L. Cretaceous to Holocene; cosmopolitan. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]