Species Named in His Honor
Mollusks:
- Conus dalli Stearns, 1873
- Dallina Beecher, 1895
- Dalliella Cossman, 1895
- Haliotis dalli Henderson, 1915
- Rissoina dalli Bartsch, 1915
- Caecum dalli Bartsch, 1920
- Notoplax dalli Is. & Iw. Taki, 1929
- Knefastia dalli Bartsch, 1944
- Cirsotrema dalli Rehder, 1945
- Hanleya dalli Kaas, 1957.
Mammals:
- Dall's sheep (Ovis dalli) Nelson, 1884
- Dall’s porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli, F. True 1885)
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