Scleractinia name details
Lophohelia defrancei Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 †
1286990 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1286990)
unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
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]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Lophohelia defrancei Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1286990 on 2026-06-03
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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]
basis of record Seguenza, G. (1863-1864). Disquisizioni paleontologiche intorno ai corallarii fossili delle rocce Terziarie del distretto di Messina. <em>Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, Serie II.</em> 21: 399-458, ples 1-5 [1863], 459-560, pls. 6-15 [1864]., available online at http://archive.org/details/mobot32044093290419 [details]
additional source Duncan PM. (1870). On the Madreporaria dredged up in the Expedition of H.M.S. "Porcupine". <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of London.</em> 18: 289-301. [details]
basis of record Seguenza, G. (1863-1864). Disquisizioni paleontologiche intorno ai corallarii fossili delle rocce Terziarie del distretto di Messina. <em>Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, Serie II.</em> 21: 399-458, ples 1-5 [1863], 459-560, pls. 6-15 [1864]., available online at http://archive.org/details/mobot32044093290419 [details]
additional source Duncan PM. (1870). On the Madreporaria dredged up in the Expedition of H.M.S. "Porcupine". <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of London.</em> 18: 289-301. [details]