Scleractinia taxon details
Stephanophyllia elegans (Bronn, 1837) †
716676 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:716676)
accepted
Species
Fungia elegans Bronn, 1837 † · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Stephanophyllia (Stephanophyllia) elegans (Bronn, 1837) † · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Fungia elegans Bronn, 1837 †) Bronn, H.G. (1834-1838). Lethaea Geognostica, oder Abbildungen und Beschreibungen der für die Gebirgs-Formationen bezeichnendsten Versteinerungen. <em>E. Schweizerbart, Stuttgart.</em> i-xxxi, 1-1346, pls 1-47. [details]
Neotype (of Fungia elegans Bronn, 1837) MNHN,...
Neotype (of Fungia elegans Bronn, 1837) MNHN, verbatimGeounit Pliocene: Italy (see... [details]
Homonymy Fungia elegans Bronn, 1837, is senior homonym of Fungia elegans Verrill, 1870
Homonymy Fungia elegans Bronn, 1837, is senior homonym of Fungia elegans Verrill, 1870 [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Stephanophyllia elegans (Bronn, 1837) †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=716676 on 2026-09-01
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(of Fungia elegans Bronn, 1837 †) Bronn, H.G. (1834-1838). Lethaea Geognostica, oder Abbildungen und Beschreibungen der für die Gebirgs-Formationen bezeichnendsten Versteinerungen. <em>E. Schweizerbart, Stuttgart.</em> i-xxxi, 1-1346, pls 1-47. [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Hoeksema BW. (1989). Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of mushroom corals (Scleractinia: Fungiidae. <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen, Leiden.</em> 254: 1-295., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/149013 [details]
additional source 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]
additional source Milne Edwards, H.; Haime, J. (1848). Recherches sur les polypiers. Mémoire 3. Monographie des eupsammides. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie, Series 3.</em> 10: 65-114, pl. 1. [details]
additional source Moseley, H. N. (1881). Report on certain hydroid, alcyonarian, and madreporarian corals procured during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Part III. On the deep-sea Madreporaria. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76 (Zoology), 2, Zoology, 3, (1): 127-208, 238-248
page(s): 202 [details]
additional source Yabe H, Eguchi M. (1932). Some recent and fossil corals of the genus Stephanophyllia H. Michelin from Japan. <em>Science Reports of the Tohoku Imperial University, series 2 (Geology).</em> 15(2): 55-63, Pls. 7-9. [details]
new combination reference 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 Hoeksema BW. (1989). Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of mushroom corals (Scleractinia: Fungiidae. <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen, Leiden.</em> 254: 1-295., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/149013 [details]
additional source 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]
additional source Milne Edwards, H.; Haime, J. (1848). Recherches sur les polypiers. Mémoire 3. Monographie des eupsammides. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie, Series 3.</em> 10: 65-114, pl. 1. [details]
additional source Moseley, H. N. (1881). Report on certain hydroid, alcyonarian, and madreporarian corals procured during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Part III. On the deep-sea Madreporaria. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76 (Zoology), 2, Zoology, 3, (1): 127-208, 238-248
page(s): 202 [details]
additional source Yabe H, Eguchi M. (1932). Some recent and fossil corals of the genus Stephanophyllia H. Michelin from Japan. <em>Science Reports of the Tohoku Imperial University, series 2 (Geology).</em> 15(2): 55-63, Pls. 7-9. [details]
new combination reference 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]
Neotype (of Fungia elegans Bronn, 1837) MNHN, verbatimGeounit Pliocene: Italy (see... [details]
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Homonymy Fungia elegans Bronn, 1837, is senior homonym of Fungia elegans Verrill, 1870 [details]
