Scleractinia name details

Cyathoceras irregularis Cairns, 1982

503991  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:503991)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Hexacorallia (Class)
  6. Scleractinia (Order)
  7. Vacatina (Suborder)
  8. Caryophylliidae (Family)
  9. Cyathoceras (Genus)
  10. Cyathoceras irregularis (Species)
 unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Cairns, S.D. (1982). Antarctic and Subantarctic Scleractinia. <em>Antarctic Research Series.</em> 34: 1-74. [details] Available for editors  PDF available
Holotype  USNM 47165, geounit High Seas  
Holotype USNM 47165, geounit High Seas [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Cyathoceras irregularis Cairns, 1982. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=503991 on 2026-05-22
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2010-08-16 16:50:24Z
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Cairns, Stephen
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original description Cairns, S.D. (1982). Antarctic and Subantarctic Scleractinia. <em>Antarctic Research Series.</em> 34: 1-74. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [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] OpenAccess publication

additional source Rogers, A. D. (1999). The biology of Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758) and other deep-water reef-forming corals and impacts from human activities. International Review of Hydrobiology, 84: 315-406, available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/iroh.199900032
page(s): 348 [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype USNM 47165, geounit High Seas [details]
Paratype BMNH 1979.11.3.1., geounit High Seas [details]
Paratype USNM 47166, geounit High Seas [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cyathoceras irregularis (1) 47166) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cyathoceras irregularis (2) 47166) 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (7 records) 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (Holotype USNM 47165) 
Unreviewed

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