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  • Invertebrate Zoology CNID-2771 MCZ Invertebrate Zoology
  • Caryophyllia cornuformis
  • whole animal (unknown)
  • Florida Straits
  • Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Western Central: United States: Florida
  • [no verbatim date data] (1868-01-01 - 1869-12-31)
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Identifications
Caryophyllia cornuformis Pourtalès, 1868
Animalia Cnidaria Anthozoa Scleractinia Caryophylliidae Caryophyllia cornuformis
lesser horn coral
Identified by [no agent data]
Nature of ID: type ID
Citations
de Pourtales 1868, Page 133, [type status needs research] of Caryophyllia cornuformis
 
Media of type text, de Pourtales 1868. Description:Contributions to the Fauna of the Gulf Stream at great depths
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Media Details
Contributions to the Fauna of the Gulf Stream at great depths
 
Locality and Collecting Event Details
Continent/Ocean: Atlantic Ocean
Country: United States
State/Province: Florida
Specific Locality: Florida Straits
Locality Remarks: Generic coordinates for specimens collected by the US Coast Survey 1868-1869 where we don't have station data
Collecting Source: wild caught
Depth: 250 fms
Coordinates: 24.470247° -81.187972° (Datum: WGS84)
Penny Benson; 2021-01-14; Source: GEOLocate
Coordinate Remarks: Generic coordinates for specimens collected by the US Coast Survey 1868-1869 where we don't have station data
Collecting Date: [no verbatim date data] (1868-01-01 - 1869-12-31)
Collecting Event Remarks: End of date collected range set to latest date of expeditions
Collectors
US Coast Survey, 1867-1871
Part Details
Part Name Condition Disposition # Remarks
whole animal (unknown) unchecked in collection 0
Remarks: [type description lists 237 and 248 fathoms, may not be part of type series, PBenson, January 2021]
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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Media Details
MCZ Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria 000001-006000, pg.112

 
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