Scleractinia taxon details

Thamnasteria Le Sauvage, 1823 †

Holotype of Astrea gracilis, type species of the genus
Holotype of Astrea gracilis, type species of the genus

1348210  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1348210)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Hexacorallia (Class)
  6. Scleractinia (Order)
  7. Scleractinia suborder incertae sedis (Suborder)
  8. Thamnasteriidae † (Family)
  9. Thamnasteria † (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Centrastraea d'Orbigny, 1849 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Centrastrea d'Orbigny, 1849 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Dactylastrea d'Orbigny, 1849 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Saltastraea (Thamnastraea) Le Sauvage, 1824 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Thamnastraea Le Sauvage, 1824 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Thamnastraea (Centrastraea) d'Orbigny, 1849 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Thamnastrea Le Sauvage, 1824 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Thamnastrea (Centrastrea) d'Orbigny, 1849 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Species Thamnasteria abborescens (Étallon, 1859) †
  2. Species Thamnasteria aethiopica Wells, 1943 †
  3. Species Thamnasteria andranomarivensis Alloiteau, 1958 †
  4. Species Thamnasteria armbrustii (Bölsche, 1866) †
  5. Species Thamnasteria balli (Duncan, 1880) †
  6. Species Thamnasteria barcenai (Felix, 1891) †
  7. Species Thamnasteria batarrae (Stoppani, 1865) †
  8. Species Thamnasteria belgica (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851) †
  9. Species Thamnasteria bevoayensis Alloiteau, 1958 †
  10. Species Thamnasteria biformis (Reuss, 1867) †
  11. Species Thamnasteria borealis (Smith, 1927) †
  12. Species Thamnasteria bourgeati (Koby, 1887) †
  13. Species Thamnasteria brevipes (Stoliczka, 1873) †
  14. Species Thamnasteria centrifuga (Reuss, 1869) †
  15. Species Thamnasteria cistela (Defrance, 1826) †
  16. Species Thamnasteria clathrata (Goldfuss, 1826) †
  17. Species Thamnasteria collinaria (d'Orbigny, 1850) †
  18. Species Thamnasteria composita (Sowerby, 1832) †
  19. Species Thamnasteria concinna (Goldfuss, 1826) †
  20. Species Thamnasteria conferta (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849) †
  21. Species Thamnasteria conica (Defrance, 1826) †
  22. Species Thamnasteria constricta (Étallon, 1859) †
  23. Species Thamnasteria contorta Eguchi, 1951 †
  24. Species Thamnasteria coquandi (Étallon, 1859) †
  25. Species Thamnasteria crassa (Stoliczka, 1873) †
  26. Species Thamnasteria credneri (Bölsche, 1866) †
  27. Species Thamnasteria crespoi (Felix, 1891) †
  28. Species Thamnasteria cycloides Eguchi, 1951 †
  29. Species Thamnasteria decipiens (Michelin, 1845) †
  30. Species Thamnasteria defranciana (Michelin, 1840) †
  31. Species Thamnasteria delicata (Reuss, 1864) †
  32. Species Thamnasteria dendroidea (Lamouroux, 1821) †
  33. Species Thamnasteria dimorpha Bölsche, 1866 †
  34. Species Thamnasteria dumonti (Chapuis & Dewalque, 1852) †
  35. Species Thamnasteria etheridgei (Tomes, 1878) †
  36. Species Thamnasteria felixi Reyeros Navarro, 1963 †
  37. Species Thamnasteria firmasiana (Michelin, 1847) †
  38. Species Thamnasteria flabelliformis (Tomes, 1882) †
  39. Species Thamnasteria furukawai Kanmera, 1964 †
  40. Species Thamnasteria geometrica (Goldfuss, 1826) †
  41. Species Thamnasteria gracilis (Münster, 1826) †
  42. Species Thamnasteria gregoryi (Koby, 1905) †
  43. Species Thamnasteria heeri (Koby, 1905) †
  44. Species Thamnasteria heterophylla (Reuss, 1868) †
  45. Species Thamnasteria hideshimaensis Eguchi, 1951 †
  46. Species Thamnasteria hieroglyphica (Stoliczka, 1873) †
  47. Species Thamnasteria hilli (Wells, 1934) †
  48. Species Thamnasteria hiraigaensis Eguchi, 1951 †
  49. Species Thamnasteria hoffmeisteri Wells, 1933 †
  50. Species Thamnasteria incrustata (Michelin, 1843) †
  51. Species Thamnasteria induta (Stoliczka, 1873) †
  52. Species Thamnasteria iranensis Pandey & Fürsich, 2003 †
  53. Species Thamnasteria jaccardi (Koby, 1888) †
  54. Species Thamnasteria japonica (Eguchi, 1951) †
  55. Species Thamnasteria jezoensis Eguchi, 1951 †
  56. Species Thamnasteria kobyi (Gregory, 1900) †
  57. Species Thamnasteria komagataensis Eguchi, 1951 †
  58. Species Thamnasteria leptopetala (Reuss, 1864) †
  59. Species Thamnasteria leunisii (Roemer, 1841) †
  60. Species Thamnasteria leyelli (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851) †
  61. Species Thamnasteria liasina (Terquem & Piette, 1865) †
  62. Species Thamnasteria lomontiana (Etallon, 1864) †
  63. Species Thamnasteria loretzi (Volz, 1896) †
  64. Species Thamnasteria loryana (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851) †
  65. Species Thamnasteria loryi (Koby, 1887) †
  66. Species Thamnasteria major (de Ferry, 1861) †
  67. Species Thamnasteria mammosa Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851 †
  68. Species Thamnasteria matsushitai Eguchi, 1965 †
  69. Species Thamnasteria maxima Eguchi, 1951 †
  70. Species Thamnasteria mayeri (Koby, 1888) †
  71. Species Thamnasteria mettensis (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851) †
  72. Species Thamnasteria minima (Étallon, 1859) †
  73. Species Thamnasteria miyakoensis (Eguchi, 1951) †
  74. Species Thamnasteria multicinctata (Koby, 1905) †
  75. Species Thamnasteria naumanni Eguchi, 1951 †
  76. Species Thamnasteria nicoleti (Koby, 1887) †
  77. Species Thamnasteria obliqua (Prever, 1821) †
  78. Species Thamnasteria oculata (Koby, 1887) †
  79. Species Thamnasteria ogawaensis (Eguchi, 1951) †
  80. Species Thamnasteria orbignyi L. Beauvais, 1967 †
  81. Species Thamnasteria papillosa (Reuss, 1867) †
  82. Species Thamnasteria patula (Michelotti, 1861) †
  83. Species Thamnasteria protoserioides Eguchi, 1951 †
  84. Species Thamnasteria pseudooculata (Koby, 1905) †
  85. Species Thamnasteria pseudopaliformis Morycowa, 1971 †
  86. Species Thamnasteria pulchella (Reuss, 1869) †
  87. Species Thamnasteria pullata (Stoliczka, 1873) †
  88. Species Thamnasteria ramosa (Münster, 1841) †
  89. Species Thamnasteria ramsayi (Duncan, 1879) †
  90. Species Thamnasteria rectilamellosa (Winkler, 1861) †
  91. Species Thamnasteria rhaetica (Gümbel, 1861) †
  92. Species Thamnasteria rikuzenica Eguchi, 1951 †
  93. Species Thamnasteria sahleri (Étallon, 1860) †
  94. Species Thamnasteria settsassi (Volz, 1896) †
  95. Species Thamnasteria sinuata Nomland, 1916 †
  96. Species Thamnasteria sinuosa Morycowa, 1964 †
  97. Species Thamnasteria smithi Wells, 1943 †
  98. Species Thamnasteria suprajurensis (Etallon, 1864) †
  99. Species Thamnasteria tenuissima (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851) †
  100. Species Thamnasteria terquemi (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851) †
  101. Species Thamnasteria textilis (Goldfuss, 1826) †
  102. Species Thamnasteria thurmanni (Etallon, 1862) †
  103. Species Thamnasteria tokushimaensis (Eguchi, 1951) †
  104. Species Thamnasteria tonantzinae Filkorn & Pantoja-Alor, 2015 †
  105. Species Thamnasteria torinosuensis Eguchi, 1951 †
  106. Species Thamnasteria valfinensis (Koby, 1888) †
  107. Species Thamnasteria vaughani (Wells, 1932) †
  108. Species Thamnasteria velamentosa (Goldfuss, 1826) †
  109. Species Thamnasteria volvox (Michelotti, 1861) †
  110. Species Thamnasteria walcoti (Duncan, 1872) †
  111. Species Thamnasteria wrighti (Tomes, 1882) †
  112. Species Thamnasteria xipei (Felix, 1891) †
  113. Species Thamnasteria yuraensis Eguchi, 1951 †
  114. Species Thamnasteria maeandra (Koby, 1898) † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  115. Species Thamnasteria confluens (Quenstedt, 1852) † accepted as Clausastrea confluens (Quenstedt, 1852) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  116. Species Thamnasteria eocenica Reuss, 1874 † accepted as Siderofungia eocenica (Reuss, 1874) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
  117. Species Thamnasteria exigua Reuss, 1854 † accepted as Palaeosiderofungia exigua (Reuss, 1854) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
  118. Species Thamnasteria flexuosa (Goldfuss, 1826) † accepted as Astraraea flexuosa (Goldfuss, 1826) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  119. Species Thamnasteria forojuliensis Achiardi, 1875 † accepted as Siderofungia forojuliensis (Achiardi, 1875) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
  120. Species Thamnasteria frechi (Volz, 1896) † accepted as Thamnasteriamorpha frechi (Volz, 1896) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  121. Species Thamnasteria fungiformis (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851) † accepted as Dimorpharaea fungiformis (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  122. Species Thamnasteria hemisphaerica Achiardi, 1875 † accepted as Siderofungia hemisphaerica (Achiardi, 1875) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
  123. Species Thamnasteria huzimotoi Eguchi, 1951 † (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  124. Species Thamnasteria lamourouxi Le Sauvage, 1823 † accepted as Thamnasteria dendroidea (Lamouroux, 1821) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, misspelling)
  125. Species Thamnasteria lamourouxii Le Sauvage, 1823 † accepted as Thamnasteria dendroidea (Lamouroux, 1821) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  126. Species Thamnasteria media (Sowerby, 1832) † accepted as Astraraea media (Sowerby, 1832) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  127. Species Thamnasteria paronai Zuffardi-Comerci, 1930 † accepted as Pseudofavia paronai (Zuffardi-Comerci, 1930) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
  128. Species Thamnasteria saltensis de Fromentel, 1862 † accepted as Corbariastraea saltensis (de Fromentel, 1862 † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Lesauvage M. (1823). Mémoire sur un nouveau genre de Polypier fossile. <em>Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris.</em> 1(2): 241–244. [details] 
Description Lamellar, dome-shaped, hummocky or ramose thamnasterioid corallum. Variation from isotropic to stretched thamnasterioid....  
Description Lamellar, dome-shaped, hummocky or ramose thamnasterioid corallum. Variation from isotropic to stretched thamnasterioid. Epitheca present. Intracalicular increase. Radial elements are compact biseptal sheets, anastomosed, often sinuous and subequal. Distal edge with regular small teeth, lateral faces covered of small horizontally flattened dentate expansions never turned upward and not alternating from a septum to the neighboring one. Acute granules also present. Granules with a tendancy to be aligned in two perpendicular directions on the lateral faces. Inner edge attenuated or rhopaloid often attached to the columella with a trabecular lobe for the longer septa. Microstructure made of simple to compound trabeculae. In transverse section of thick septa, the trabecular axes are not strictly aligned. Hexameral symmetry generally not deciphered, bilateral symmetry generally marked by the anastomosing pattern. Endotheca made of dissepiments close of the distal edge, a little deeper around the styliform columella. Synapticulae or adtrabecular bars present, especially in the peripheral region of corallites, wall absent. [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Thamnasteria Le Sauvage, 1823 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1348210 on 2026-05-02
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original description Lesauvage M. (1823). Mémoire sur un nouveau genre de Polypier fossile. <em>Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris.</em> 1(2): 241–244. [details] 

original description (of Centrastrea d'Orbigny, 1849 †) Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1849). Note sur des Polypiers fossiles. <em>Revue et Magasin de Zoologie, 2e sér.</em> 1: 526-538. [details] 

original description (of Thamnastraea Le Sauvage, 1824 †) Le Sauvage M. (1824). Mémoire sur un genre nouveau de polypier fossile. <em>Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris, Series 2.</em> 1 (2): 241-244, pl. 14. [details] 

original description (of Dactylastrea d'Orbigny, 1849 †) Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1849). Note sur des Polypiers fossiles. <em>Revue et Magasin de Zoologie, 2e sér.</em> 1: 526-538. [details] 

additional source Alloiteau J. (1957). Contribution à la systématique des Madréporaires fossiles. <em>Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris.</em> pp 462. [details] 

additional source Vasseur, R., Lathuilière, B. (2021). Pliensbachian corals from the Western Tethys. <em>Geodiversitas.</em> 43(22): 1187-1291., available online at https://doi.org/10.5252/geodiversitas2021v43a22 [details] 
From editor or global species database
Comparison Periseris and Astraeomorpha have a really pennular structure with outer rims of menianae oriented upward Kobyastraea has not these flattened ornamentions of septa. Stereocoenia is very close but perhaps has septa thickened by irregular multiple series of large trabeculae Mesomorpha has enclosed petaloid septa Pamiroseris has a papillar columella [details]

Description Lamellar, dome-shaped, hummocky or ramose thamnasterioid corallum. Variation from isotropic to stretched thamnasterioid. Epitheca present. Intracalicular increase. Radial elements are compact biseptal sheets, anastomosed, often sinuous and subequal. Distal edge with regular small teeth, lateral faces covered of small horizontally flattened dentate expansions never turned upward and not alternating from a septum to the neighboring one. Acute granules also present. Granules with a tendancy to be aligned in two perpendicular directions on the lateral faces. Inner edge attenuated or rhopaloid often attached to the columella with a trabecular lobe for the longer septa. Microstructure made of simple to compound trabeculae. In transverse section of thick septa, the trabecular axes are not strictly aligned. Hexameral symmetry generally not deciphered, bilateral symmetry generally marked by the anastomosing pattern. Endotheca made of dissepiments close of the distal edge, a little deeper around the styliform columella. Synapticulae or adtrabecular bars present, especially in the peripheral region of corallites, wall absent. [details]

Remark Aragonitic very well preserved samples are described in Roniewicz 1982. a topotypic material is described in Lathuilière 1990. Variability of a Bajocian species is studied in Lathuilière 2000. An ecological review of the genus is given in Bertling (1993, 1995). 37 nominal species were counted for the Triassic, 167 in the Jurassic and 90 in the Cretaceous (Löser 2000). A high number of these nominal species have already been reclassified but a lot remain to be revised to get a significant distribution. Thamnasteria in the present conception is known at least from the Bajocian. [details]
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