WoRMS name details
Oryzotrochus stephensoni Wells, 1959
509488 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:509488)
unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Species
Oryzotrochus Wells, 1959 accepted as Turbinolia Lamarck, 1816
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Wells JW. (1959). Notes on Indo-Pacific scleractinian corals Parts I and II. Part I. Oryzotrochus, a new genus of turbinolian coral. Part II. A new species of Turbinaria from the Great Barrier Reef. <em>Pacific Science.</em> 13: 286-290. [details]
Holotype USNM 45383, verbatimGeounit Recent; Murray...
, Note Recent; Murray island, Great Barrier Reef,...
Holotype USNM 45383, verbatimGeounit Recent; Murray islan... [details]
Type locality Recent; Murray island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, 9-15 m [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Oryzotrochus stephensoni Wells, 1959. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=509488 on 2025-11-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Wells JW. (1959). Notes on Indo-Pacific scleractinian corals Parts I and II. Part I. Oryzotrochus, a new genus of turbinolian coral. Part II. A new species of Turbinaria from the Great Barrier Reef. <em>Pacific Science.</em> 13: 286-290. [details]
basis of record 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]
basis of record 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]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., 1988. Cryptotrochus, new genus and two new species of deep-water corals (Scleractinia: Turbinoliidae). Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 101(4): 709-716.
page(s): 709 [details]
additional source Wells JW (1964) Ahermatypic corals from Queensland. University of Queensland Papers, Department of Zoology 2: 107-121, pls. 1-3.
page(s): 109 [details]
additional source Veron JEN. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. <em>Angus & Robertson Publishers.</em>
page(s): 607 [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., 1988. Cryptotrochus, new genus and two new species of deep-water corals (Scleractinia: Turbinoliidae). Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 101(4): 709-716.
page(s): 709 [details]
additional source Wells JW (1964) Ahermatypic corals from Queensland. University of Queensland Papers, Department of Zoology 2: 107-121, pls. 1-3.
page(s): 109 [details]
additional source Veron JEN. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. <em>Angus & Robertson Publishers.</em>
page(s): 607 [details]
Holotype USNM 45383, verbatimGeounit Recent; Murray islan... [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Recent; Murray island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, 9-15 m [details]
