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  • Invertebrate Zoology CNID-2770 MCZ Invertebrate Zoology
  • Dasmosmilia lymani
  • whole animal (unknown)
  •    Syntype of Parasmilia lymani
  • [no specific locality data]
  • Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Western Central: United States: Florida
  • 1868-1869 (1868-01-01 - 1869-12-31)
Identifications
Dasmosmilia lymani (Pourtalès, 1871)
Animalia Cnidaria Anthozoa Scleractinia Caryophylliidae Dasmosmilia lymani
Identified by Louis F. Pourtales in 1880
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Parasmilia lymani Pourtales, 1871
Animalia Cnidaria Anthozoa Scleractinia Caryophylliidae Parasmilia lymani
Identified by Louis F. Pourtales in 1871
Nature of ID: type ID
Citations
de Pourtales 1871, Page 20, Syntype of Parasmilia lymani
Plate VI, figs. 8-10
de Pourtales 1880, Page 108, Voucher of Dasmosmilia lymani
new generic designation
Cairns 1979, Page 132, Voucher of Dasmosmilia lymani
Plate XXV, figures 1-3, 8-9
 
Media of type text, de Pourtales 1871. Description:MCZ Memoirs Vol. II no. 2
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Media Details
MCZ Memoirs Vol. II no. 2
Media of type text, de Pourtales 1880. Description:MCZ Bulletin Vol. VI no. 4
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Media Details
MCZ Bulletin Vol. VI no. 4
 
Locality and Collecting Event Details
Continent/Ocean: Atlantic Ocean
Country: United States
State/Province: Florida
Specific Locality: [no specific locality data]
Verbatim Locality: off Florida
Collecting Source: wild caught
Depth: to 45 fms
Collecting Date: 1868-1869 (1868-01-01 - 1869-12-31)
Collectors
US Coast Survey, 1867-1871
Steamer Bibb
Part Details
Part Name Condition Disposition # Remarks
whole animal (unknown) unchecked in collection 0
Remarks: [specimen label says Bibb, not Blake as it says in the ledger, no station data available PBenson Nov 2020]]
Media
 
Media of type text, Invertebrate Zoology CNID-2752;CNID-2754;CNID-2755;CNID-2756;CNID-2757;CNID-2758;CNID-2759;CNID-2760;CNID-2761;CNID-2762;CNID-2763;CNID-2765;CNID-2766;CNID-2767;CNID-2768;CNID-2769;CNID-2770;CNID-2771;CNID-2772;CNID-2773;CNID-2774;CNID-2775. Description:MCZ Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria 000001-006000, pg.112

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MCZ Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria 000001-006000, pg.112

 
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