Species Sphenotrochus (Sphenotrochus) cuneolus Cairns, 2004
Compiler and date details
04-October-2011 - Marcelo Visentini Kitahara
- Sphenotrochus cuneolus Cairns, 2004.
Type data:
Holotype AM G16746 One specimen (Franklin 03/99/D11), Marion Plateau, Queensland [20°14.490'S / 151°47.530'E, 342 m.].
Paratype(s) AM 1008848 One specimen (Franklin 03/99/D8), [20°47.546'S / 152°16.504'E, 320 m.]; USNM 1008849 Six specimens (Franklin 03/99/D10), [20°14.471'S / 151°47.523'E, 342 m.]; USNM 1008850 Five specimens (Franklin 03/99/D11), [20°14.490'S / 151°47.530'E, 342 m.]; ZMUZ One specimen (Franklin 03/99/D11), [20°14.490'S / 151°47.530'E, 342 m.]; USNM 81896 One specimen (Alb- 5145).Type locality references:
Cairns, S.D. 2004. The Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 56(3): 259–329 [300].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Cairns, S.D. 2004. The Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 56(3): 259–329 [300-301]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Distribution References
- Cairns, S.D. 1989. A revision of the ahermatypic Scleractinia of the Philippine Islands and Adjacent Waters, Part 1: Fungiacyathidae, Microbaciidae, Turbinoliinae, Guyniidae and Flabellidae. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 486: 1–136, 42 pls [38-39] (as Sphenotrochus hancocki (in part: Albatross-5145))
- Cairns, S.D. 2004. The Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 56(3): 259–329
Ecological Descriptors
Deep sea.
Extra Ecological Information
Solitary, azooxanthellate, free
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2024 | HEXACORALLIA Haeckel, 1896 | 19-Oct-2024 | MOVED | |
| CARYOPHYLLIINA | 13-Aug-2013 | ADDED | Dr Carden Wallace |