Madracis

Milne Edwards and Haime, 1849, p.70

Type Species

Madracis asperula Milne Edwards and Haime 1850, p.101, pl.4(2); Original Designation Milne Edwards and Haime, 1849:70

Type Specimen: Holotype; NHMUK ; Not Traced; Unknown

Type Locality: Madeira, Portugal (Recent)

Although indicated as the type species in Milne Edwards and Haime (1849), a full description of this species was not provided until Milne Edwards and Haime (1850). The type specimen could not be found at the MNHN in 2012; it may be at the NHM. A recent account of the taxonomic history of this genus is given in Locke, Weil, and Coates (2007, Proc. Biol. Society of Washington).

Synonyms

• Axhelia Milne Edwards and Haime, 1849
• Pentalophora Kent, 1871
• Promadracis Reig Oriol, 1997, p. 11
• Reussia Duchassaing and Michelotti, 1860

This page has been in preparation since 08-Oct-2008 15:21

This version was contributed by Ann Budd on 02-Jul-2012 00:15.

Page authors are: Ann Budd Stephen D. Cairns. Please contact the editor if you would like to contribute to the diagnosis of this taxon.

The editor is: Stephen D. Cairns