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Wells JW. (1936). The nomenclature and type species of some genera of recent and fossil corals. American Journal of Science. 31: 97-134.
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Wells JW
1936
The nomenclature and type species of some genera of recent and fossil corals
American Journal of Science
31: 97-134
Publication
type species designation, e.g. for Lithodendron Schweigger, 1819
Systematics, Taxonomy
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Acanthogyra Ogilvie, 1897 † (additional source)
Acropora Oken, 1815 (additional source)
Agelecyathus Duncan, 1876 accepted as Polycyathus Duncan, 1876 (additional source)
Allocoenia Étallon, 1859 † (additional source)
Alveopora Blainville, 1830 (additional source)
Aphragmastraea Solomko, 1888 † accepted as Dimorphocoenia de Fromentel, 1857 † (basis of record)
Astraraea Felix, 1900 † (additional source)
Aulastraea Ogilvie, 1897 † (additional source)
Baryhelia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 † (additional source)
Baryphyllia de Fromentel, 1857 † (additional source)
Bathycyathus Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 (additional source)
Blastosmilia Étallon, 1859 † (additional source)
Cellastrea Blainville, 1830 † accepted as Favites Link, 1807 (additional source)
Citharocyathus Alcock, 1902 accepted as Notocyathus Tenison-Woods, 1880 (additional source)
Coeloria Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 accepted as Platygyra Ehrenberg, 1834 (additional source)
Colpophyllia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 (additional source)
Culicia Dana, 1846 (additional source)
Cyathoceras Moseley, 1880 accepted as Crispatotrochus Tenison-Woods, 1878 (additional source)
Cyathocoenia Duncan, 1867 † (additional source)
Cyathocoenia de Fromentel, 1884 † (basis of record)
Cyathocoenia neocomiensis (d'Orbigny, 1850) † (new combination reference)
Dentipora Blainville, 1830 accepted as Oculina Lamarck, 1816 (additional source)
Dermoseris Koby, 1887 † (basis of record)
Dermosmilia Koby, 1884 † (basis of record)
Dictuophyllia Blainville, 1830 † (additional source)
Dimorphophyllia Reuss, 1864 † (additional source)
Diploctenium Goldfuss, 1826 † (additional source)
Diploria Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 (additional source)
Dipsastraea Blainville, 1830 (additional source)
Disaraea de Fromentel, 1861 † (additional source)
Doederleinia Gardiner, 1909 accepted as Sandalolitha Quelch, 1884 (additional source)
Donacosmilia de Fromentel, 1861 † (additional source)
Echinastrea De Blainville, 1830 accepted as Echinopora Lamarck, 1816 (additional source)
Echinophyllia Klunzinger, 1879 (additional source)
Elasmocoenia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851 † (basis of record)
Elasmocoenia explanata (Michelin, 1845) † (new combination reference)
Epistreptophyllum Milaschewitsch, 1876 † (additional source)
Favastrea de Blainville, 1830 † accepted as Favites Link, 1807 (additional source)
Favastrea ananas (Linnaeus, 1758) † accepted as Acervularia baltica Schweigger, 1819 † (new combination reference)
Felixigyra Prever, 1909 † (additional source)
Fissicella Dana, 1848 † accepted as Favia De Blainville, 1820 (source of synonymy)
Fromentellia Ferry, 1862 † (basis of record)
Funginella d'Orbigny, 1849 † accepted as Cyclolites Lamarck, 1801 † (additional source)
Gemmastrea Blainville, 1830 † accepted as Stylina Lamarck, 1816 † (additional source)
Glyphephyllia de Fromentel, 1873 † accepted as Latiphyllia de Fromentel, 1861 † (basis of record)
Gyrodendron Quenstedt, 1880 † (basis of record)
Latiphyllia de Fromentel, 1861 † (additional source)
Lepidophyllia Duncan, 1868 † (additional source)
Leptopenus Moseley, 1880 (basis of record)
Leptophyllastraea Oppenheim, 1930 † accepted as Dimorphastrea d'Orbigny, 1850 † (basis of record)
Lingulosmilia Koby, 1888 † accepted as Cheilosmilia Koby, 1888 † (basis of record)
Lithodendron Schweigger, 1819 accepted as Mussa Oken, 1815 (additional source)
Lobophyllia de Blainville, 1830 (additional source)
Madrepora ananas Linnaeus, 1758 † accepted as Acervularia baltica Schweigger, 1819 † (source of synonymy)
Maeandra Oken, 1815 accepted as Meandrina Lamarck, 1801 (basis of record)
Maeandroseris Rousseau, 1854 (additional source)
Manicina Ehrenberg, 1834 (additional source)
Manicina areolata f. mayori Wells, 1936 accepted as Manicina areolata (Linnaeus, 1758) (original description)
Meandrina Lamarck, 1801 (additional source)
Monomyces Ehrenberg, 1834 (additional source)
Montastraea Blainville, 1830 (additional source)
Mussa Oken, 1815 (basis of record)
Mycedium Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851 (additional source)
Nefocoenia Oppenheim, 1930 † (basis of record)
Opistophyllum Ogilvie, 1897 † (basis of record)
Oxypora Saville Kent, 1871 (additional source)
Palaeopsammia Wanner, 1902 † (basis of record)
Pectinia Blainville, 1825 (additional source)
Pentacoenia d'Orbigny, 1850 † (additional source)
Phyllocoeniella Felix, 1926 † accepted as Tarbellastraea Alloiteau, 1952 † (additional source)
Phyllogyra Tomes, 1882 † (additional source)
Placotrochides Alcock, 1902 (additional source)
Platygyra Ehrenberg, 1834 (additional source)
Plesiosmilia Milaschewitsch, 1876 † (basis of record)
Podasteria Ehrenberg, 1834 accepted as Manicina Ehrenberg, 1834 (basis of record)
Podasteria mayori Wells, 1936 accepted as Manicina areolata (Linnaeus, 1758) (original description)
Polyphyllastrea d'Orbigny, 1850 † accepted as Microsolena Lamouroux, 1821 † (basis of record)
Polyphylloseris de Fromentel, 1857 † (additional source)
Porpites Schlotheim, 1820 † (basis of record)
Pourtalosmilia pourtalesi (Duncan, 1878) † accepted as Pourtalosmilia anthophyllites (Ellis & Solander, 1786) (new combination reference)
Praestephanocoenia Oppenheim, 1930 † (basis of record)
Pseudocoenia d'Orbigny, 1850 † accepted as Stylina Lamarck, 1816 † (additional source)
Rabdastrea Étallon, 1859 † (additional source)
Rhabdocora de Fromentel, 1872 † accepted as Cladocora Ehrenberg, 1834 (additional source)
Rhodopsammia Semper, 1872 accepted as Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) Wood, 1844 (basis of record)
Schizosmilia Koby, 1888 † accepted as Cladophyllia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851 † (basis of record)
Sclerosmilia Koby, 1888 † accepted as Cheilosmilia Koby, 1888 † (additional source)
Stelloria d'Orbigny, 1849 † (additional source)
Stenogyra de Fromentel, 1861 † accepted as Fromentelligyra Alloiteau, 1952 † (basis of record)
Stephanocyathus Seguenza, 1864 (additional source)
Stylohelia de Fromentel, 1861 † (basis of record)
Stylomadrepora Oppenheim, 1923 † accepted as Stylophora Schweigger, 1820 (basis of record)
Teleiophyllia Duncan, 1864 accepted as Manicina Ehrenberg, 1834 (basis of record)
Thamnasteria media (Sowerby, 1832) † accepted as Astraraea media (Sowerby, 1832) † (new combination reference)
Tubastraea Lesson, 1830 (additional source)
Zittelofungia Duncan, 1884 † accepted as Cyclolites Lamarck, 1801 † (additional source)
Zíttelofungia Duncan, 1884 † accepted as Cyclolites Lamarck, 1801 † (basis of record)
Zittelofungia vicaryi (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851) † accepted as Cyclolites vicaryi Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851 † (new combination reference)
Acropora Oken, 1815 (additional source)
Agelecyathus Duncan, 1876 accepted as Polycyathus Duncan, 1876 (additional source)
Allocoenia Étallon, 1859 † (additional source)
Alveopora Blainville, 1830 (additional source)
Aphragmastraea Solomko, 1888 † accepted as Dimorphocoenia de Fromentel, 1857 † (basis of record)
Astraraea Felix, 1900 † (additional source)
Aulastraea Ogilvie, 1897 † (additional source)
Baryhelia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 † (additional source)
Baryphyllia de Fromentel, 1857 † (additional source)
Bathycyathus Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 (additional source)
Blastosmilia Étallon, 1859 † (additional source)
Cellastrea Blainville, 1830 † accepted as Favites Link, 1807 (additional source)
Citharocyathus Alcock, 1902 accepted as Notocyathus Tenison-Woods, 1880 (additional source)
Coeloria Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 accepted as Platygyra Ehrenberg, 1834 (additional source)
Colpophyllia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 (additional source)
Culicia Dana, 1846 (additional source)
Cyathoceras Moseley, 1880 accepted as Crispatotrochus Tenison-Woods, 1878 (additional source)
Cyathocoenia Duncan, 1867 † (additional source)
Cyathocoenia de Fromentel, 1884 † (basis of record)
Cyathocoenia neocomiensis (d'Orbigny, 1850) † (new combination reference)
Dentipora Blainville, 1830 accepted as Oculina Lamarck, 1816 (additional source)
Dermoseris Koby, 1887 † (basis of record)
Dermosmilia Koby, 1884 † (basis of record)
Dictuophyllia Blainville, 1830 † (additional source)
Dimorphophyllia Reuss, 1864 † (additional source)
Diploctenium Goldfuss, 1826 † (additional source)
Diploria Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 (additional source)
Dipsastraea Blainville, 1830 (additional source)
Disaraea de Fromentel, 1861 † (additional source)
Doederleinia Gardiner, 1909 accepted as Sandalolitha Quelch, 1884 (additional source)
Donacosmilia de Fromentel, 1861 † (additional source)
Echinastrea De Blainville, 1830 accepted as Echinopora Lamarck, 1816 (additional source)
Echinophyllia Klunzinger, 1879 (additional source)
Elasmocoenia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851 † (basis of record)
Elasmocoenia explanata (Michelin, 1845) † (new combination reference)
Epistreptophyllum Milaschewitsch, 1876 † (additional source)
Favastrea de Blainville, 1830 † accepted as Favites Link, 1807 (additional source)
Favastrea ananas (Linnaeus, 1758) † accepted as Acervularia baltica Schweigger, 1819 † (new combination reference)
Felixigyra Prever, 1909 † (additional source)
Fissicella Dana, 1848 † accepted as Favia De Blainville, 1820 (source of synonymy)
Fromentellia Ferry, 1862 † (basis of record)
Funginella d'Orbigny, 1849 † accepted as Cyclolites Lamarck, 1801 † (additional source)
Gemmastrea Blainville, 1830 † accepted as Stylina Lamarck, 1816 † (additional source)
Glyphephyllia de Fromentel, 1873 † accepted as Latiphyllia de Fromentel, 1861 † (basis of record)
Gyrodendron Quenstedt, 1880 † (basis of record)
Latiphyllia de Fromentel, 1861 † (additional source)
Lepidophyllia Duncan, 1868 † (additional source)
Leptopenus Moseley, 1880 (basis of record)
Leptophyllastraea Oppenheim, 1930 † accepted as Dimorphastrea d'Orbigny, 1850 † (basis of record)
Lingulosmilia Koby, 1888 † accepted as Cheilosmilia Koby, 1888 † (basis of record)
Lithodendron Schweigger, 1819 accepted as Mussa Oken, 1815 (additional source)
Lobophyllia de Blainville, 1830 (additional source)
Madrepora ananas Linnaeus, 1758 † accepted as Acervularia baltica Schweigger, 1819 † (source of synonymy)
Maeandra Oken, 1815 accepted as Meandrina Lamarck, 1801 (basis of record)
Maeandroseris Rousseau, 1854 (additional source)
Manicina Ehrenberg, 1834 (additional source)
Manicina areolata f. mayori Wells, 1936 accepted as Manicina areolata (Linnaeus, 1758) (original description)
Meandrina Lamarck, 1801 (additional source)
Monomyces Ehrenberg, 1834 (additional source)
Montastraea Blainville, 1830 (additional source)
Mussa Oken, 1815 (basis of record)
Mycedium Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851 (additional source)
Nefocoenia Oppenheim, 1930 † (basis of record)
Opistophyllum Ogilvie, 1897 † (basis of record)
Oxypora Saville Kent, 1871 (additional source)
Palaeopsammia Wanner, 1902 † (basis of record)
Pectinia Blainville, 1825 (additional source)
Pentacoenia d'Orbigny, 1850 † (additional source)
Phyllocoeniella Felix, 1926 † accepted as Tarbellastraea Alloiteau, 1952 † (additional source)
Phyllogyra Tomes, 1882 † (additional source)
Placotrochides Alcock, 1902 (additional source)
Platygyra Ehrenberg, 1834 (additional source)
Plesiosmilia Milaschewitsch, 1876 † (basis of record)
Podasteria Ehrenberg, 1834 accepted as Manicina Ehrenberg, 1834 (basis of record)
Podasteria mayori Wells, 1936 accepted as Manicina areolata (Linnaeus, 1758) (original description)
Polyphyllastrea d'Orbigny, 1850 † accepted as Microsolena Lamouroux, 1821 † (basis of record)
Polyphylloseris de Fromentel, 1857 † (additional source)
Porpites Schlotheim, 1820 † (basis of record)
Pourtalosmilia pourtalesi (Duncan, 1878) † accepted as Pourtalosmilia anthophyllites (Ellis & Solander, 1786) (new combination reference)
Praestephanocoenia Oppenheim, 1930 † (basis of record)
Pseudocoenia d'Orbigny, 1850 † accepted as Stylina Lamarck, 1816 † (additional source)
Rabdastrea Étallon, 1859 † (additional source)
Rhabdocora de Fromentel, 1872 † accepted as Cladocora Ehrenberg, 1834 (additional source)
Rhodopsammia Semper, 1872 accepted as Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) Wood, 1844 (basis of record)
Schizosmilia Koby, 1888 † accepted as Cladophyllia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851 † (basis of record)
Sclerosmilia Koby, 1888 † accepted as Cheilosmilia Koby, 1888 † (additional source)
Stelloria d'Orbigny, 1849 † (additional source)
Stenogyra de Fromentel, 1861 † accepted as Fromentelligyra Alloiteau, 1952 † (basis of record)
Stephanocyathus Seguenza, 1864 (additional source)
Stylohelia de Fromentel, 1861 † (basis of record)
Stylomadrepora Oppenheim, 1923 † accepted as Stylophora Schweigger, 1820 (basis of record)
Teleiophyllia Duncan, 1864 accepted as Manicina Ehrenberg, 1834 (basis of record)
Thamnasteria media (Sowerby, 1832) † accepted as Astraraea media (Sowerby, 1832) † (new combination reference)
Tubastraea Lesson, 1830 (additional source)
Zittelofungia Duncan, 1884 † accepted as Cyclolites Lamarck, 1801 † (additional source)
Zíttelofungia Duncan, 1884 † accepted as Cyclolites Lamarck, 1801 † (basis of record)
Zittelofungia vicaryi (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851) † accepted as Cyclolites vicaryi Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851 † (new combination reference)
Homonymy
According to Wells (1936: 125), the name Leptoria is pre-occupied for a genus of Lepidoptera (Westwood, 1841. ... [details]
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