Scleractinia name details

Madrepora porpita Linnaeus, 1767 †

Illustration from Parkinson, 1811, pl. 4 fig. 6. original legend: The shirt-button madreporite, (Madrepora Porpita). Linn., type species of Anabacia
Illustration from Parkinson, 1811, pl. 4 fig. 6. original legend: The shirt-button madreporite, (Madrepora Porpita). Linn., type species of Anabacia

1510747  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1510747)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Hexacorallia (Class)
  6. Scleractinia (Order)
  7. Vacatina (Suborder)
  8. Madreporidae (Family)
  9. Madrepora (Genus)
  10. Madrepora porpita † (Species)
 unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details] OpenAccess publication
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Madrepora porpita Linnaeus, 1767 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1510747 on 2025-09-11
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original description Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Milne Edwards H (1860) Histoire naturelle des coralliaires ou polypes proprement dits 3: 1-560. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris. (look up in IMIS) [details] 
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