Cairns, S.D. (1979). The deep-water Scleractinia of the Caribbean and adjacent waters. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands.</em> 57:1-341.[details] Available for editors
Holotype USNM 36451, geounit Anguilla Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2024). World List of Scleractinia. Placotrochides frusta Cairns, 1979. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1445565 on 2024-09-06
original descriptionCairns, S.D. (1979). The deep-water Scleractinia of the Caribbean and adjacent waters. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands.</em> 57:1-341.[details] Available for editors
context source (Hexacorallia)Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of recordCairns, S.D. (2016). A key to the genera and species of the transversely-dividing Flabellidae (Anthozoa, Scleractinia, Flabellidae), with a guide to the literature, and the description of two new species. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 562: 1-48., available online athttps://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.562.7310[details] Available for editors
additional sourceCairns, S.D. (1991). Catalog of the type specimens of stony corals (Milleporidae, Stylasteridae, Scleractinia) in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 514:1- 59.[details] Available for editors
source of synonymyCairns, S.D. (2004). The azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 56(3): 259-329.[details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 36451, geounit Anguilla Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype NMC, geounit Grenadian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype USNM 36347, geounit Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Paratype USNM 36453, geounit Anguilla Exclusive Economic Zone [details]