WoRMS name details
Orbicella cavernosa var. compacta Vaughan, 1901
870493 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:870493)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Variety
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Vaughan TW. (1901). Some fossil corals from the elevated reefs of Curaçao, Aruba and Bonaire (West Indies). <em>Sammlung Geologische Rijksmuseum. Leiden.</em> 2: 1-91. [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Orbicella cavernosa var. compacta Vaughan, 1901. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=870493 on 2025-04-01
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Nomenclature
original description
Vaughan TW. (1901). Some fossil corals from the elevated reefs of Curaçao, Aruba and Bonaire (West Indies). <em>Sammlung Geologische Rijksmuseum. Leiden.</em> 2: 1-91. [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Laborel J. (1967). A revised list of Brazilian scleractinian corals and description of a new species. <em>Postilla Yale Peabody Museum.</em> 107: 1-14. [details]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Verrill A. E. (1901). Comparisons of the Bermudian, West Indian, and Brazilian Coral Faunae. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 11: 169-206, pls. 10-35., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13464152
page(s): 190 [details]
additional source Verrill A. E. (1901). Comparisons of the Bermudian, West Indian, and Brazilian Coral Faunae. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 11: 169-206, pls. 10-35., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13464152
page(s): 190 [details]
