Invertebrate Zoology CNID-5493: Caryophyllia cornuformis

Invertebrate Zoology CNID-5493
Caryophyllia cornuformis
whole animal (unknown)[2]

Florida Straits
Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Western Central: United States: Florida
[no verbatim date data] (1867-01-01 - 1871-12-31)
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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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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 1867-1871 where we don't have station data
Collecting Source:	wild caught
Depth:	152 to 262 fms
Coordinates:	24.470247° -81.187972° (Datum: WGS84)
	Penny Benson; 2021-01-11; 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] (1867-01-01 - 1871-12-31)
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	Part A
whole animal (unknown)	unchecked	in collection	0	Part B

Remarks: [the ledger indicates that the specimen was from the Blake Expedition, if so, it's not a type, if specimen indicates USFC/Pourtales it likely would be part of type series, PBenson Jan 2021]

Media

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MCZ Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria 000001-006000, pg.223

MCZBASE:The Database of the Zoological Collections

Museum of Comparative Zoology - Harvard University