Deep-Sea taxon details
Thecopsammia socialis Pourtalès, 1868
291210 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:291210)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Pourtalès, L.F. de. (1868). Contributions to the fauna of the Gulf Stream at great depths (2d series). <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, in Cambridge.</em> 1(7): 121-142., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587602 [details] 
Depth range 183-879 m
Depth range 183-879 m [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Thecopsammia socialis Pourtalès, 1868. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=291210 on 2026-08-03
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Thecopsammia socialis Pourtalès, 1868. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=291210 on 2026-08-03
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original description
Pourtalès, L.F. de. (1868). Contributions to the fauna of the Gulf Stream at great depths (2d series). <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, in Cambridge.</em> 1(7): 121-142., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587602 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Cairns, Stephen (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., W.C. Jaap & J.C. Lang. (2009). Scleractinia (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder DL. Camp DK (eds.) Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 333–347. [details] Available for editors
additional source Cairns, S.D. (2009-2017). On line appendix: Phylogenetic list of the 711 valid Recent azooxanthellate scleractinian species with their junior synonyms and depth ranges, 28 pp. <em>In: Cold-Water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats.</em> Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. [details]
additional source Duncan PM. (1870). On the Madreporaria dredged up in the Expedition of H.M.S. "Porcupine". <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of London.</em> 18: 289-301. [details]
additional source Verrill, A.E. (1883). Report on the Anthozoa, and on some additional species dredged by the "Blake" in 1877-1879, and by the U.S. Fish Commission steamer "Fish Hawk" in 1880-82. <em>Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard.</em> 11: 1-72, plates 1-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4621758
page(s): 63 [details]
additional source Squires, D. F. (1959). Deep sea corals collected by the Lamont Geological Observatory. 1 Atlantic corals. American Museum Novitates, 1965, 1-42
page(s): 31, 32, 35, 38, 39, fig. 21, fig. 24 [details]
additional source Pourtalès L.F. de. (1871). Deep-sea corals. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College.</em> 2 (4): 1-93, pls. 1-8., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.13636 [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 459: 13-46.
page(s): 27 [details] Available for editors
additional source Pourtalès, L.F. (1880). Report on the corals and Antipatharia. Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Caribbean Sea, 1878-79, by the United States coast survey steamer "Blake", commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. VI. <em>.Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 6(4): 95-120, pls. 1-3.
page(s): 97 [details]
redescription 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
context source (Deepsea) Cairns, Stephen (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., W.C. Jaap & J.C. Lang. (2009). Scleractinia (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder DL. Camp DK (eds.) Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 333–347. [details] Available for editors
additional source Cairns, S.D. (2009-2017). On line appendix: Phylogenetic list of the 711 valid Recent azooxanthellate scleractinian species with their junior synonyms and depth ranges, 28 pp. <em>In: Cold-Water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats.</em> Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. [details]
additional source Duncan PM. (1870). On the Madreporaria dredged up in the Expedition of H.M.S. "Porcupine". <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of London.</em> 18: 289-301. [details]
additional source Verrill, A.E. (1883). Report on the Anthozoa, and on some additional species dredged by the "Blake" in 1877-1879, and by the U.S. Fish Commission steamer "Fish Hawk" in 1880-82. <em>Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard.</em> 11: 1-72, plates 1-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4621758
page(s): 63 [details]
additional source Squires, D. F. (1959). Deep sea corals collected by the Lamont Geological Observatory. 1 Atlantic corals. American Museum Novitates, 1965, 1-42
page(s): 31, 32, 35, 38, 39, fig. 21, fig. 24 [details]
additional source Pourtalès L.F. de. (1871). Deep-sea corals. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College.</em> 2 (4): 1-93, pls. 1-8., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.13636 [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 459: 13-46.
page(s): 27 [details] Available for editors
additional source Pourtalès, L.F. (1880). Report on the corals and Antipatharia. Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Caribbean Sea, 1878-79, by the United States coast survey steamer "Blake", commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. VI. <em>.Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 6(4): 95-120, pls. 1-3.
page(s): 97 [details]
redescription 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
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype MCZ 5601, 2773 (39), verbatimGeounit off Florida Keys, 21... [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype UMML 0,52291666667, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype UMML 0,58819444444, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 14611, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 16111, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46696, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46697, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46698, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46699, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46700, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46701, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46702, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46703, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46704, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Biology azooxanthellate [details]Depth range 183-879 m [details]
Type locality off Florida Keys, 214-879 m. [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Thecopsammia socialis)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (307 records)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Thecopsammia socialis)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (307 records)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
