Scleractinia name details
Protethmos Gregory, 1900 †
1452252 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1452252)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus
Protethmos oldhami Gregory, 1900 † accepted as Epistreptophyllum oldhami (Gregory, 1900) † (type by original designation)
- Species Protethmos budaensis Wells, 1933 † accepted as Epistreptophyllum budaensis (Wells, 1933) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Protethmos duncani Gregory, 1900 † accepted as Epistreptophyllum duncani (Gregory, 1900) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Protethmos oldhami Gregory, 1900 † accepted as Epistreptophyllum oldhami (Gregory, 1900) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Gregory JW. (1900). The Jurassic fauna of Cutch. The corals. <em>Palaeontologica Indica, Ser 9.</em> 2 (2): 1-195, pls. 2-27. [details]
Status available name but junior synonym of Epistreptophyllum
Status available name but junior synonym of Epistreptophyllum [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2024). World List of Scleractinia. Protethmos Gregory, 1900 †. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1452252 on 2024-07-13
Date
action
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original description
Gregory JW. (1900). The Jurassic fauna of Cutch. The corals. <em>Palaeontologica Indica, Ser 9.</em> 2 (2): 1-195, pls. 2-27. [details]
basis of record Wells JW. (1933). Corals of the Cretaceous of the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains and Western Interior of the United States. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology,.</em> 18 (67): 85–292. [details]
basis of record Wells JW. (1933). Corals of the Cretaceous of the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains and Western Interior of the United States. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology,.</em> 18 (67): 85–292. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Remark A population study demonstrated that generic names of Protethmos, Metethmos and Frechia belong to a single highly variable species: Epistreptophyllum cornutiformis (Pandey and Lathuiliere 1997) [details]Status available name but junior synonym of Epistreptophyllum [details]