Species Turbinolia stephensoni (Wells, 1959)

Museums

27-October-2011 - Marcelo Visentini Kitahara

Oryzotrochus stephensoni Wells, J.W. 1959. Notes on Indo-Pacific Scleractinian Corals Parts I and II Part I. Oryzotrochus, a new genus of Torbinolian coral. Pacific Science 13: 286-290.
Type data:
Holotype USNM 45383 One specimen, Murray Islands, Queensland [9°55'S / 144°02'E, 9–15 m.].
Paratype(s) USNM.
Type locality references:
Wells, J.W. 1959. Notes on Indo-Pacific Scleractinian Corals Parts I and II Part I. Oryzotrochus, a new genus of Torbinolian coral. Pacific Science 13: 286-290 [287]; Cairns, S.D. 2004. The Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 56(3): 259–329 [302].
Secondary source:
Wells, J.W. 1964. Ahermatypic corals from Queensland. Queensland : University of Queensland Press Vol. 6 pp. 107-121. [109]; Veron, J.E.N. 1986. Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. North Ryde, Sydney : Angus & Robertson xii, 644 pp. many unnumbered figures. [607].

Turbinolia stephensoni (Wells, 1959). —
Cairns, S.D. 1997. A generic revision and phylogenetic analysis of the Turbinoliidae (Cnidaria: Scleractinia). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 591: 55 pp., 10 pls, 5 figs [24]

Northern Territory, Queensland

Australian Endemic.

Marine.

Solitary, azooxanthellate, free

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
05-Aug-2022	SCLERACTINIA Bourne, 1900	30-May-2018	MODIFIED	Dr Zoe Richards
05-Aug-2022	CARYOPHYLLIINA	13-Aug-2013	MOVED	Dr Carden Wallace
05-Aug-2022		28-Jul-2010	MODIFIED
		13-Jul-2010	MODIFIED