Scleractinia taxon details
Placocoeniopsis Alloiteau, 1952 †
1463430 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1463430)
accepted
Genus
Placocoeniopsis arnaudi Alloiteau, 1952 † (type by original designation)
Paraplacocoenia M. Beauvais, 1982 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Placocaeniopsis Alloiteau, 1952 † · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling
- Species Placocoeniopsis arnaudi Alloiteau, 1952 †
- Species Placocoeniopsis orbignyana (Reuss, 1854) †
- Species Placocoeniopsis katzi Kuzmicheva, 1975 † accepted as Columnocoenia katzi (Kuzmicheva, 1975) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Placocaeniopsis Alloiteau, 1952 †) Alloiteau J. (1952). Embranchement des Coelentérés. Madreporaires Post-Paleozoiques. <em>In: Piveteau J, ed. Traité de Paléontologie, Volume 1. Paris: Masson.</em> 539–782, pls. 1-10. [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Placocoeniopsis Alloiteau, 1952 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1463430 on 2026-05-16
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(of Paraplacocoenia M. Beauvais, 1982 †) Beauvais M. (1982). Révision systématique des madréporaires des Couches de Gosau (Crétacé supérieur, Autriche), Sous-ordres Archaeocoeniina, Stylinina, Astraeoina, Meandriina,Caryophilliina: 1-256; 2, Sous-ordre Fungiina: 1-277; 3,Sous-ordre Heterocoeniina, sous-classe Octocorallia, classeHydrozoa: 1-177; 4, Atlas photographies: 11-71, pls., 1- 71;5, Atlas figures (not paginated). Travaux du Laboratoire depaléontologie des invertébrés. Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris. <em>Travaux du Laboratoire de Paléontologie des Invertébrés.</em> 2: 1-278. [details]
original description (of Placocaeniopsis Alloiteau, 1952 †) Alloiteau J. (1952). Embranchement des Coelentérés. Madreporaires Post-Paleozoiques. <em>In: Piveteau J, ed. Traité de Paléontologie, Volume 1. Paris: Masson.</em> 539–782, pls. 1-10. [details]
basis of record Löser H. (2012). Revision of the family Hemiporitidae (Scleractinia, Late Cretaceous). <em>Geodiversitas.</em> 34(2): 399-407., available online at https://doi.org/10.5252/g2012n2a8 [details]
original description (of Placocaeniopsis Alloiteau, 1952 †) Alloiteau J. (1952). Embranchement des Coelentérés. Madreporaires Post-Paleozoiques. <em>In: Piveteau J, ed. Traité de Paléontologie, Volume 1. Paris: Masson.</em> 539–782, pls. 1-10. [details]
basis of record Löser H. (2012). Revision of the family Hemiporitidae (Scleractinia, Late Cretaceous). <em>Geodiversitas.</em> 34(2): 399-407., available online at https://doi.org/10.5252/g2012n2a8 [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Like Neocoenia but paliform structures reduced and columella generally small trabecular-lamellar, situated between 2 opposing septa. [details]
From editor or global species database
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