WoRMS taxon details
Leptopsammia britannica (Duncan, 1870)
135191 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135191)
accepted
Species
Balanophyllia (Thecopsammia) socialis var. britannica Duncan, 1870 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Balanophyllia socialis var. britannica Duncan, 1870 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Balanophyllia socialis var. jeffreysia Duncan, 1870 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Thecopsammia britannica (Duncan, 1870) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Balanophyllia (Thecopsammia) socialis var. britannica Duncan, 1870) Duncan PM. (1870). On the Madreporaria dredged up in the Expedition of H.M.S. "Porcupine". <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of London.</em> 18: 289-301. [details]
Depth range 160-665 m
Depth range 160-665 m [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Leptopsammia britannica (Duncan, 1870). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135191 on 2025-05-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Balanophyllia (Thecopsammia) socialis var. britannica Duncan, 1870) Duncan PM. (1870). On the Madreporaria dredged up in the Expedition of H.M.S. "Porcupine". <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of London.</em> 18: 289-301. [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., Hoeksema, B.W., and J. van der Land, 2001. Scleractinia, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 109-110 (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., Hoeksema, B.W., and J. van der Land, 2001. Scleractinia, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 109-110 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Zibrowius H. (1980). Les scléractiniaires de la Méditerranée et de l'Atlantique nord-oriental. <em>Mémoires de l'Institut océanographique, Monaco.</em> 11: 1-284, pls. 1-117. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors 
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redescription Zibrowius H. (1980). Les scléractiniaires de la Méditerranée et de l'Atlantique nord-oriental. <em>Mémoires de l'Institut océanographique, Monaco.</em> 11: 1-284, pls. 1-117. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 196 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]redescription Zibrowius H. (1980). Les scléractiniaires de la Méditerranée et de l'Atlantique nord-oriental. <em>Mémoires de l'Institut océanographique, Monaco.</em> 11: 1-284, pls. 1-117. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 196 [details] Available for editors
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context source (Deepsea)
Cairns, Stephen (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 459: 13-46.
page(s): 27 [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D. (2009-2017). On line appendix: Phylogenetic list of the 711 valid Recent azooxanthellate scleractinian species with their junior synonyms and depth ranges, 28 pp. <em>In: Cold-Water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats.</em> Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 459: 13-46.
page(s): 27 [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D. (2009-2017). On line appendix: Phylogenetic list of the 711 valid Recent azooxanthellate scleractinian species with their junior synonyms and depth ranges, 28 pp. <em>In: Cold-Water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats.</em> Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
