Taxa Named By R.K. Dell
Apart from having named numerous species in the Mollusca and some in the Crustacea, he has also established a number of new genera :
- Alertalex Dell, 1956 (Calliostomatidae)
- Antarctodomus Dell, 1972 (Buccinidae)
- Benthomodiolus Dell, 1987 (Mytilidae )
- Cavellioropa Dell, 1952 (Charopidae)
- Chathamidia Dell, 1956 : synonym of Exilia Conrad, 1860 (Ptychatractidae )
- Falsitromina Dell, 1990 (Buccinidae)
- Flammoconcha Dell, 1952 (Charopidae)
- Maoriconcha Dell, 1952 (Charopidae)
- Maoricrater Dell, 1956 (Lepetidae)
- Maoriscaphander Dell, 1950 (Cylichnidae)
- Obanella Dell, 1952 (Charopidae)
- Pseudegestula Dell, 1954 (Charopidae)
- family Rhizoridae Dell, 1952 (superfamily Philinoidea)
- Rissopsetia Dell, 1956 (Pyramidellidae)
- Ruapukea Dell, 1952 (Aclididae)
- Tasmalira Dell, 1956 (Cerithiopsidae)
- Tasmocrossea Dell, 1952 (Skeneidae)
- Tecticrater Dell, 1956 (Lepetellidae)
- (Crustacea) Pteropeltarion Dell, 1972 (Trichopeltariidae)
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