Basionym Name:Placodium splendens Darb., Report 2nd. Norweg. arctic Exped. Fram., 1898-1902: 11 (1909)
Homotypic synonyms:Caloplaca splendens (Darb.) Zahlbr., Cat. Lich. Univers. 7: 265 (1931)Xanthoria elegans var. splendens (Darb.) M.S. Christ. ex Poelt, Mitt. bot. StSamml., Münch. 11: 29 (1954)Xanthoria splendens (Darb.) M.S. Christ. ex Poelt, Best. europ. Flecht. (Vaduz): [1] (1969)