Sphenotrochus

Sphenotrochus
Sphenotrochus (Spenotrochus) hancocki
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Anthozoa
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Turbinoliidae
Genus:
Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848

Sphenotrochus is a genus of stony corals belonging to the family Turbinoliidae,[1][2] and was first described in 1948 by Henri Milne-Edwards and Jules Haime.[3][4]

The type species is the extinct Sphenotrochus crispus (Lamarck, 1816) †[3]


Species

The genus consists of two subgenera and several species, together with some extinct species:[3]

  • Subgenus Sphenotrochus (Eusthenotrochus) Wells, 1935
    1. Sphenotrochus (Eusthenotrochus) auritus Pourtalès, 1874
    2. Sphenotrochus (Eusthenotrochus) gilchristi Gardiner, 1905
  • Subgenus Sphenotrochus (Sphenotrochus) Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
    1. Sphenotrochus (Sphenotrochus) andrewianus Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
    2. Sphenotrochus (Sphenotrochus) aurantiacus Marenzeller, 1904
    3. Sphenotrochus (Sphenotrochus) cairnsi Garberoglio, 2018
    4. Sphenotrochus (Sphenotrochus) evexicostatus Cairns in Cairns & Keller, 1993
    5. Sphenotrochus (Sphenotrochus) excavatus Tenison-Woods, 1878
    6. Sphenotrochus (Sphenotrochus) gardineri Squires, 1961
    7. Sphenotrochus (Sphenotrochus) hancocki Durham & Barnard, 1952
    8. Sphenotrochus (Sphenotrochus) imbricaticostatus Cairns in Cairns & Keller, 1993
    9. Sphenotrochus (Sphenotrochus) lindstroemi Cairns, 2000
    10. Sphenotrochus (Sphenotrochus) ralphae Squires, 1964
    11. Sphenotrochus (Sphenotrochus) squiresi Cairns, 1995
  • Extinct species
    1. Sphenotrochus aschistus Squires, 1958 †
    2. Sphenotrochus boytonensis Tomes, 1888 †
    3. Sphenotrochus brassensis Vaughan, 1926 †
    4. Sphenotrochus cestasensis Chevalier, 1961 †
    5. Sphenotrochus claibornensis Vaughan, 1900 †
    6. Sphenotrochus crispus (Lamarck, 1816) †
    7. Sphenotrochus cuneolus Vincent, 1872 †
    8. Sphenotrochus davisi Thomas, 1942 †
    9. Sphenotrochus denhartogi Cairns, 2003 †
    10. Sphenotrochus dumasi Filliozat, 1914 †
    11. Sphenotrochus faudonensis Barta-Calmas, 1973 †
    12. Sphenotrochus fragarioides Wells, 1945 †
    13. Sphenotrochus granulatus Brünnich Nielsen, 1922 †
    14. Sphenotrochus granulosus (Defrance, 1828) †
    15. Sphenotrochus huttonianus Tenison-Woods, 1880 †
    16. Sphenotrochus intermedius (Münster, 1826) †
    17. Sphenotrochus javanus Gerth, 1933 †
    18. Sphenotrochus laculatus Squires, 1962 †
    19. Sphenotrochus latus Koenen, 1885 †
    20. Sphenotrochus milletianus (Defrance, 1828) †
    21. Sphenotrochus mixtus (Michelin, 1844) †
    22. Sphenotrochus nanus (Lea, 1833) †
    23. Sphenotrochus pharetra Rothpletz & Simonelli, 1890 †
    24. Sphenotrochus pulchellus Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 †
    25. Sphenotrochus semigranosus (Michelin, 1844) †
    26. Sphenotrochus straini Turnšek, LeMone & Scott, 2003 †
    27. Sphenotrochus trinitatis Vaughan, 1926 †
    28. Sphenotrochus variolaris Tenison-Woods, 1878
    29. Sphenotrochus wellsi Cairns, 1997 †


References

  1. ^ "Sphenotrochus Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Genus Sphenotrochus Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
  3. ^ a b c "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Sphenotrochus Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
  4. ^ Milne Edwards, H.; Haime, J. (1848). Recherches sur les polypiers. Mémoire 2. Monographie des turbinolides. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie, Series 3. 9: 211-344, pls. 7-10