Scleractinia name details

Astraea (Orbicella) Dana, 1846

1317990  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1317990)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Hexacorallia (Class)
  6. Scleractinia (Order)
  7. Vacatina (Suborder)
  8. Merulinidae (Family)
  9. Astraea (Genus)
  10. Astraea (Orbicella) (Subgenus)
 unaccepted > superseded combination
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  1. Species Astraea (Orbicella) orion Dana, 1846 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  2. Species Astraea (Orbicella) pleiades (Ellis & Solander, 1786) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  3. Species Astraea (Orbicella) annularis (Ellis & Solander, 1786) accepted as Orbicella annularis (Ellis & Solander, 1786) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  4. Species Astraea (Orbicella) argus Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Montastraea cavernosa (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  5. Species Astraea (Orbicella) coronata Dana, 1846 accepted as Astrea curta (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  6. Species Astraea (Orbicella) crispata Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Oulastrea crispata (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  7. Species Astraea (Orbicella) curta Dana, 1846 accepted as Astrea curta (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  8. Species Astraea (Orbicella) excelsa Dana, 1846 accepted as Solenastrea hyades (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  9. Species Astraea (Orbicella) glaucopis Dana, 1846 accepted as Diploastrea heliopora (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  10. Species Astraea (Orbicella) glaucopsis Dana, 1846 accepted as Diploastrea heliopora (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, misspelling)
  11. Species Astraea (Orbicella) hyades Dana, 1846 accepted as Solenastrea hyades (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
  12. Species Astraea (Orbicella) microphthalma Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Cyphastrea microphthalma (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  13. Species Astraea (Orbicella) ocellina Dana, 1846 accepted as Cyphastrea ocellina (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
  14. Species Astraea (Orbicella) patula Dana, 1846 accepted as Diploastrea heliopora (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  15. Species Astraea (Orbicella) radiata (Ellis & Solander, 1786) accepted as Montastraea cavernosa (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  16. Species Astraea (Orbicella) rotulosa (Ellis & Solander, 1786) accepted as Astrea rotulosa (Ellis & Solander, 1786) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  17. Species Astraea (Orbicella) stelligera Dana, 1846 accepted as Goniastrea stelligera (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
  18. Species Astraea (Orbicella) stellulata (Ellis & Solander, 1786) accepted as Orbicella annularis (Ellis & Solander, 1786) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Dana, J.D. (1846 - 1849). Zoophytes. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. <em>Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 1-740, 61 pls. (1846: 1-740; 1849: atlas pls. 1-61)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18989497, http://www.sil.si.edu/digitalcollections/usexex/navigation/ScientificText/USExEx19_08select.cfm [details] OpenAccess publication
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Astraea (Orbicella) Dana, 1846. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1317990 on 2026-03-31
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original description Dana, J.D. (1846 - 1849). Zoophytes. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. <em>Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 1-740, 61 pls. (1846: 1-740; 1849: atlas pls. 1-61)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18989497, http://www.sil.si.edu/digitalcollections/usexex/navigation/ScientificText/USExEx19_08select.cfm [details] OpenAccess publication

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