Scleractinia taxon details
Balanophyllia irrorata Conrad, 1855 †
1347732 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1347732)
accepted
Species
Balanophyllia irrorata var. dichotoma (Gabb & Horn, 1860) † · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cyclicosmilia dichotoma Gabb & Horn, 1860 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Variety Balanophyllia irrorata var. coniformis Vaughan, 1900 †
- Variety Balanophyllia irrorata var. mortoni (Gabb & Horn, 1860) †
- Variety Balanophyllia irrorata var. dichotoma (Gabb & Horn, 1860) † accepted as Balanophyllia irrorata Conrad, 1855 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Not documented
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Balanophyllia irrorata Conrad, 1855 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1347732 on 2025-09-11
original description
(of Cyclicosmilia dichotoma Gabb & Horn, 1860 †) Gabb, W. M. (1860). Descriptions of new species of American Tertiary and Cretaceous fossils. <em>Journal of the Academy of Sciences of Philadelphia, Second Series.</em> 4: 375-404, pls. 67-69., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36862263 [details]
basis of record Vaughan TW. (1900). The Eocene and Lower Oligocene coral faunas of the United States with descriptions of a few doubtfully Cretacaceous species. <em>Monographs of the United States Geological Survey.</em> 39:1-263, pls. 1-24. [details]
additional source Richards, H.G. (1968). Catalogue of invertebrate fossil types at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. <em>Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Special Publication.</em> 8: 1-222. [details]
basis of record Vaughan TW. (1900). The Eocene and Lower Oligocene coral faunas of the United States with descriptions of a few doubtfully Cretacaceous species. <em>Monographs of the United States Geological Survey.</em> 39:1-263, pls. 1-24. [details]
additional source Richards, H.G. (1968). Catalogue of invertebrate fossil types at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. <em>Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Special Publication.</em> 8: 1-222. [details]