Scleractinia taxon details
Stylophora contorta (Leymerie, 1846) †
206979 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:206979)
accepted
Species
Astrea contorta Leymerie, 1846 † · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Pocillopora raristella Michelin, 1846 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Astrea contorta Leymerie, 1846 †) Leymerie A. (1846). Mémoire sur le terrain à Nummulites (épicrétacé) des Corbières et de la Montagne Noire. <em>Mémoires de la Société Géologique de France.</em> ser. 2, 1(2): 337-372, pls 12-17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42315000 [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Stylophora contorta (Leymerie, 1846) †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206979 on 2025-09-11
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(of Astrea contorta Leymerie, 1846 †) Leymerie A. (1846). Mémoire sur le terrain à Nummulites (épicrétacé) des Corbières et de la Montagne Noire. <em>Mémoires de la Société Géologique de France.</em> ser. 2, 1(2): 337-372, pls 12-17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42315000 [details]
original description (of Pocillopora raristella Michelin, 1846 †) Michelin H. (1840-1848). Iconographie zoophytologique, description par localités et terrains des Polypiers fossiles de France et pays environnants etc. <em>P.Bertrand, Paris.</em> 1841: 1-40; 1842: 41-72; 1843: 73-104; 1844: 105-144; 1845: 145-184; 1846: 185-248; 1847: 249-328; 1848: 329-348; 2: pls. 1-79., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12083209 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Sheppard CRC. (1987). Coral species of the Indian Ocean and adjacent seas: a synonymised compilation and some regional distribution patterns. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 307: 1-32., available online at http:// https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00775630.307.1 [details]
additional source Sismonda, E.; Michelotti, G. (1871). Matériaux pour servir à la paléontologie du terrain tertiaire du Piémont. <em>Memorie della Reale accademia delle scienze di Torino.</em> 2(25): 257-361., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36389689 [details]
additional source Milne Edwards H, Haime J. (1857). Histoire naturelle des coralliaires ou polypes proprement dits 2. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris. 631 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12403706 [details]
additional source Boshoff, P.H. (1981). An annotated checklist of Southern Africa Scleractinia. <em>Oceanographic Research Institute Investigational Report, Durban.</em> 49: 1-45.
page(s): 14 [details]
new combination reference Haime, J. (1852). Polypiers et bryozoaires. In: Bellardi, L. Catalogue raissoné des fossiles nummulitiques du compté de Nice. <em>Mémoires de la Société Géologique de France, Série 2.</em> 4 (2): 279-297, pl. 22. [details]
original description (of Pocillopora raristella Michelin, 1846 †) Michelin H. (1840-1848). Iconographie zoophytologique, description par localités et terrains des Polypiers fossiles de France et pays environnants etc. <em>P.Bertrand, Paris.</em> 1841: 1-40; 1842: 41-72; 1843: 73-104; 1844: 105-144; 1845: 145-184; 1846: 185-248; 1847: 249-328; 1848: 329-348; 2: pls. 1-79., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12083209 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Sheppard CRC. (1987). Coral species of the Indian Ocean and adjacent seas: a synonymised compilation and some regional distribution patterns. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 307: 1-32., available online at http:// https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00775630.307.1 [details]
additional source Sismonda, E.; Michelotti, G. (1871). Matériaux pour servir à la paléontologie du terrain tertiaire du Piémont. <em>Memorie della Reale accademia delle scienze di Torino.</em> 2(25): 257-361., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36389689 [details]
additional source Milne Edwards H, Haime J. (1857). Histoire naturelle des coralliaires ou polypes proprement dits 2. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris. 631 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12403706 [details]
additional source Boshoff, P.H. (1981). An annotated checklist of Southern Africa Scleractinia. <em>Oceanographic Research Institute Investigational Report, Durban.</em> 49: 1-45.
page(s): 14 [details]
new combination reference Haime, J. (1852). Polypiers et bryozoaires. In: Bellardi, L. Catalogue raissoné des fossiles nummulitiques du compté de Nice. <em>Mémoires de la Société Géologique de France, Série 2.</em> 4 (2): 279-297, pl. 22. [details]
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