Scleractinia taxon details
Sphenotrochus (Eusthenotrochus) auritus Pourtalès, 1874
287131 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:287131)
accepted
Species
Sphenotrochus auritus Pourtalès, 1874 · alternative representation
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Sphenotrochus auritus 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 15-64 m
Depth range 15-64 m [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Sphenotrochus (Eusthenotrochus) auritus Pourtalès, 1874. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=287131 on 2026-06-03
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(of Sphenotrochus auritus 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]
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]
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 Lindström, G. (1877). Contributions to the Actinology of the Atlantic Ocean. <em>Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar.</em> 14 (6): 1-26, pls. 1-3., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=LuoLAQAAIAAJ [details]
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
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]
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 Lindström, G. (1877). Contributions to the Actinology of the Atlantic Ocean. <em>Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar.</em> 14 (6): 1-26, pls. 1-3., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=LuoLAQAAIAAJ [details]
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
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype (of Sphenotrochus auritus Pourtalès, 1874) MNRJ 569, geounit Uruguayan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Sphenotrochus auritus Pourtalès, 1874) MNRJ 570 [details]
Nontype (of Sphenotrochus auritus Pourtalès, 1874) MNRJ 613, geounit Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Sphenotrochus auritus Pourtalès, 1874) MNRJ, geounit Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Sphenotrochus auritus Pourtalès, 1874) USNM 84353, geounit Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Sphenotrochus auritus Pourtalès, 1874) USNM 99300, geounit Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Sphenotrochus auritus Pourtalès, 1874) USNM 99301 [details]
Unknown type (of Sphenotrochus auritus Pourtalès, 1874) USNM 87612, geounit Guyanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Sphenotrochus auritus Pourtalès, 1874) USNM 87613, geounit Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
