Scleractinia taxon details
Adkinsella Wells, 1933 †
1439858 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1439858)
accepted
Genus
Adkinsella edwardsenis Wells, 1933 † (type by original designation)
Hexasmiliopsis Löser, 2008 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Species Adkinsella edwardsenis Wells, 1933 †
- Species Adkinsella saldanai (Löser, 2008) †
- Species Adkinsella edwardsensis Wells, 1933 † (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
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]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Adkinsella Wells, 1933 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1439858 on 2026-05-12
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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]
original description (of Hexasmiliopsis Löser, 2008 †) Loser, H. (2008). A new solitary coral genus of the suborder Heterocoeniina (Scleractinia) from the Aptian (Cretaceous) of Spain. <em>Paläontologische Zeitschrift.</em> 82(3): 279-284., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02988895 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Boshoff, P.H. (1981). An annotated checklist of Southern Africa Scleractinia. <em>Oceanographic Research Institute Investigational Report, Durban.</em> 49: 1-45.
page(s): 34 [details]
original description (of Hexasmiliopsis Löser, 2008 †) Loser, H. (2008). A new solitary coral genus of the suborder Heterocoeniina (Scleractinia) from the Aptian (Cretaceous) of Spain. <em>Paläontologische Zeitschrift.</em> 82(3): 279-284., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02988895 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Boshoff, P.H. (1981). An annotated checklist of Southern Africa Scleractinia. <em>Oceanographic Research Institute Investigational Report, Durban.</em> 49: 1-45.
page(s): 34 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Comparison Material described from the Middle Jurassic of India (Patcham Fm, Jumara Dome) as Lophosmilia tenuicaulata (Gregory, 1900) (see Pandey and Fursich, 1993, pl. 6, figs. 2a-b, and 4a-5b) seems to show close affinities to the genus Adkinsella. [details]Diagnosis Solitary, ?turbinate to subcylindrical; ?rootlets present; septa compact; one slightly longer septum present in juvenile stage, becoming less dominant in later ontogenetical stages; lateral flanks of septa smooth or have very fine granulae which sometimes appear to be aligned in wavy ridges that are longitudinal (distally) to horizontal (towards axial part of corallite); columella absent but trabecular extensions of axial edges of septa might form a pseudo-columella; lonsdaleoid septa and apophysal septa present, mainly occurring in lower part of corallum; large vesicular dissepiments sparse, mainly restricted to peripheral part of corallum; wall compact, shows similarities to marginotheca; epitheca s.l. present; developments of wall internally thickened by stereome irregularly present. [details]
Remark The drawing of the holotype of the type species by Wells (1956) most likely does not correspond to the specimen regarding the growth form of its basal part but appears to show non-corallite debris attached to the corallum. As can be seen in what appears to be the juvenile part of the corallum on the backside of the type specimen (BEG-34090), there are neither visible rootlets (as assumed by Wells) nor does the corallum shape appear to be turbinate. [details]
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