Gyrophyllum hirondellei Studer, 1891
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gyrophyllum hirondellei Studer, 1891
- Name authority
- Studer, 1891
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Octocorallia
- Order
- Scleralcyonacea
- Family
- Gyrophyllidae
- Genus
- Gyrophyllum
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumCnidaria
- classOctocorallia Haeckel, 1866
- orderScleralcyonacea McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022
- superfamilyPennatuloidea Ehrenberg, 1834
- familyGyrophyllidae López-González, Drewery & Williams, 2022
- genusGyrophyllum Studer, 1891
- speciesGyrophyllum hirondellei Studer, 1891
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Bathypenna elegans Marion, 1906 Marion, 1906 | synonym |
| Gyrophyllum hyrondellei Studer, 1891 Studer, 1891 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Studer, T. (1891). Note préliminaire sur les alcyonaires provenant des campagnes du yacht “l’Hirondelle” 1886-1887-1888. Seconde partie. Alcyonacea et Pennatulacea. Mémoires de La Société Zoologique de France, 4. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3J323. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.