Scleractinia taxon details

Leptocyathus elegans Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850 †

Leptocyathus elegans Milne Edwards & Haime 1851, original images of type material, A: cross view; B: lateral view; C: corallum base
Leptocyathus elegans Milne Edwards & Haime 1851, original images of type material, A: cross view; B: lateral view; C: corallum base

550316  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:550316)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Hexacorallia (Class)
  6. Scleractinia (Order)
  7. Vacatina (Suborder)
  8. Caryophylliidae (Family)
  9. Leptocyathus † (Genus)
  10. Leptocyathus elegans † (Species)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Milne Edwards H, Haime J. (1850-1854). A monograph of the British fossil Corals. The Palaeontographical Society, London. <em>Monographs of the Palaeontographical Society.</em> 1 : i-lxxxv, 1-72, pls. 1-11; 2: 73-146, pls. 12-30; 3: 147-210, pls. 31-46; 4: i-xvi, 211-244, pls. 47-56; 5: 245-322, pls. 57-72., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12089108 [details] 
Holotype  , verbatimGeounit Lower Eocene of Engl...  
Holotype , verbatimGeounit Lower Eocene of Engl... [details]
, Note Lower Eocene of England (Haverstock Hill,...  
Type locality Lower Eocene of England (Haverstock Hill, London Clay). [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2021). World List of Scleractinia. Leptocyathus elegans Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850 †. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=550316 on 2025-09-11
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2010-12-06 13:42:47Z
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Cairns, Stephen

original description Milne Edwards H, Haime J. (1850-1854). A monograph of the British fossil Corals. The Palaeontographical Society, London. <em>Monographs of the Palaeontographical Society.</em> 1 : i-lxxxv, 1-72, pls. 1-11; 2: 73-146, pls. 12-30; 3: 147-210, pls. 31-46; 4: i-xvi, 211-244, pls. 47-56; 5: 245-322, pls. 57-72., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12089108 [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] 
Holotype , verbatimGeounit Lower Eocene of Engl... [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Lower Eocene of England (Haverstock Hill, London Clay). [details]
From editor or global species database

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