WoRMS taxon details
Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874
286893 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:286893)
accepted
Species
Montlivaltia poculum Pourtalès, 1878 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Montlivaultia poculum Pourtalès, 1878 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Paracyathus laxus Pourtalès, 1880 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Paracyathus rawsonii (Pourtalès, 1874) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874 · alternative representation
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) Pourtalès, L.F., de. (1874). Zoölogical results of the Hassler Expedition, III. Crinoids and corals. <em>Catalogue of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard.</em> 8: 25-50, pls. 6-9. [details]
Depth range 55-700 m
Taxonomy Not T. rawsonni sensu Gardiner, 1904
Depth range 55-700 m [details]
Taxonomy Not T. rawsonni sensu Gardiner, 1904
Taxonomy Not T. rawsonni sensu Gardiner, 1904 [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286893 on 2025-07-12
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Montlivaltia poculum Pourtalès, 1878) de Pourtalès L.F. (1878). Corals. In: Reports on the dredging operations of the U.S. Coast Survey Steamer "Blake". <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, in Cambridge.</em> 5: 197-212, pl. 1. [details]
original description (of Montlivaultia poculum Pourtalès, 1878) de Pourtalès L.F. (1878). Corals. In: Reports on the dredging operations of the U.S. Coast Survey Steamer "Blake". <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, in Cambridge.</em> 5: 197-212, pl. 1. [details]
original description (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) Pourtalès, L.F., de. (1874). Zoölogical results of the Hassler Expedition, III. Crinoids and corals. <em>Catalogue of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard.</em> 8: 25-50, pls. 6-9. [details]
original description (of Paracyathus laxus Pourtalès, 1880) Pourtalès, L.F. (1880). Report on the corals and Antipatharia. Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Caribbean Sea, 1878-79, by the United States coast survey steamer "Blake", commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. VI. <em>.Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 6(4): 95-120, pls. 1-3. [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Montlivaultia poculum Pourtalès, 1878) de Pourtalès L.F. (1878). Corals. In: Reports on the dredging operations of the U.S. Coast Survey Steamer "Blake". <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, in Cambridge.</em> 5: 197-212, pl. 1. [details]
original description (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) Pourtalès, L.F., de. (1874). Zoölogical results of the Hassler Expedition, III. Crinoids and corals. <em>Catalogue of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard.</em> 8: 25-50, pls. 6-9. [details]
original description (of Paracyathus laxus Pourtalès, 1880) Pourtalès, L.F. (1880). Report on the corals and Antipatharia. Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Caribbean Sea, 1878-79, by the United States coast survey steamer "Blake", commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. VI. <em>.Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 6(4): 95-120, pls. 1-3. [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Cairns, S.D. (2000). A revision of the shallow-water azooxanthellate Scleractinia of the western Atlantic. <em>Studies on the Natural History of the Caribbean Region.</em> 75: 1-231. [details] Available for editors 
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redescription Cairns, S.D. (1979). The deep-water Scleractinia of the Caribbean and adjacent waters. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands.</em> 57:1-341. [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]redescription Cairns, S.D. (1979). The deep-water Scleractinia of the Caribbean and adjacent waters. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands.</em> 57:1-341. [details] Available for editors
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context source (Deepsea)
Cairns, Stephen (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., W.C. Jaap & J.C. Lang. (2009). Scleractinia (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder DL. Camp DK (eds.) Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 333–347. [details] Available for editors [request]
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]
additional source Reyes, J., N. Santodomingo & S.D. Cairns. (2009). Caryophylliidae (Scleractinia) from the Colombian Caribbean. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2262: 1-39. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Cairns, S.D. & N.B. Keller. (1993). New taxa and distributional records of azooxanthellate Scleractinia from the tropical south-west Indian Ocean, with comments on their zoogeography and ecology. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 103(5): 213-292, 13 pls. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Kitahara, M.V. & S.D. Cairns. (2021). Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from New Caledonia. <em>Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 215:1-722. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Cairns, S.D., W.C. Jaap & J.C. Lang. (2009). Scleractinia (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder DL. Camp DK (eds.) Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 333–347. [details] Available for editors
[request]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]
additional source Reyes, J., N. Santodomingo & S.D. Cairns. (2009). Caryophylliidae (Scleractinia) from the Colombian Caribbean. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2262: 1-39. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Cairns, S.D. & N.B. Keller. (1993). New taxa and distributional records of azooxanthellate Scleractinia from the tropical south-west Indian Ocean, with comments on their zoogeography and ecology. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 103(5): 213-292, 13 pls. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Kitahara, M.V. & S.D. Cairns. (2021). Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from New Caledonia. <em>Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 215:1-722. [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) ICN CNI2394 [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) ICN CNI2685 [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) ICN CNI2852 [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) ICN CNI2908 [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) ICN CNI378 [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) ICN CNI681 [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) ICN CNI682 [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) MCZ, geounit Barbados Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) MCZ, geounit Barbados Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) MCZ, geounit Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) MCZ, geounit Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) MCZ, geounit Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) MCZ, geounit Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) MCZ, geounit Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) MCZ, geounit Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) MCZ, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) MCZ, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) SIO, geounit High Seas [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) SIO, geounit Madagascan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) TAMU, geounit Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) UMML 0,50138888889, geounit Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) UMML 0,59861111111, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM 46081, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM 46082, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM 46083, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM 46084, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM 46085, geounit Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM 46086, geounit Trinidad and Tobago Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM 46087, geounit Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM 46088, geounit Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM 46089, geounit Saint Lucia Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM 46090, geounit Dominican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM 46091, geounit Dominican Republic Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM 46092, geounit Dominican Republic Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM 46093, geounit Honduran Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM 46097, geounit Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM 46098, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM 46099, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM 46100, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM 77220, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM 91568, geounit High Seas [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM, geounit Aruban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM, geounit Aruban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM, geounit Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM, geounit British Virgin Islands Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM, geounit Guyanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM, geounit Nicaraguan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM, geounit Puerto Rican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM, geounit Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) IRCZM 0,59027777778, geounit Navassa Island [details]
Unknown type (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM 46094, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM 71990, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM 71991, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM 71992, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM 71993, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM 71994, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM 71995, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM 80912, geounit Jamaican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM 83446, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM 83452, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM 93185, geounit Barbados Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874) USNM 98467 [details]
