Specimen image via iDigBio · BY
Sphenotrochus
Sign in to saveSphenotrochus is a genus of stony corals belonging to the family Turbinoliidae, and was first described in 1948 by Henri Milne-Edwards and Jules Haime.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassAnthozoa
- OrderScleractinia
- FamilyTurbinoliidae
Habitatmarine
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 88
- With media
- 9
- Family
- Turbinoliidae
- Collections
- YPM, USNM, MNHN, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- United States, France, South Africa, Costa Rica, Mozambique, New Zealand, Equatorial Guinea
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Turbinoliidae
- Image
- ZooKeys - Sphenotrochus hancocki.jpeg
Show 3 more facts
- taxon name
- Sphenotrochus
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Sphenotrochus
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
~3 min read
Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Species
- References
- External links
Sphenotrochus is a genus of stony corals belonging to the family Turbinoliidae, and was first described in 1948 by Henri Milne-Edwards and Jules Haime.
The type species is the extinct Sphenotrochus crispus (Lamarck, 1816) †
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sphenotrochus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.