Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 39: 130 (1945).
Basionym: Lichen turneri Sm. in Sm. & Sowerby, Engl. Bot. 12: tab. 857 (1801).
Chemistry: Gyrophoric acid with lecanoric acid in discus; variolaric acid in apothecia and thallus (Hanko et al. 1985: 193).