Scleractinia name details

Thecosmilia caespitosa Reuss, 1865 †

1512112 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1512112)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Hexacorallia (Class)
  6. Scleractinia (Order)
  7. Scleractinia suborder incertae sedis (Suborder)
  8. Thecosmiliidae † (Family)
  9. Thecosmilia † (Genus)
  10. Thecosmilia caespitosa † (Species)
 unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Distichophyllum caespitosa (Reuss, 1865) †
Species
Distichophyllum Cuif, 1967 †
Thecosmilia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 †
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Reuss, A. E. (1865). Über einige Anthozoen der Kössener Schichten und der alpinen Trias. <em>Sitzungberichte der kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien.</em> 50: 153-168, pls 1-4. [details] 
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Thecosmilia caespitosa Reuss, 1865 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1512112 on 2026-10-12
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original description Reuss, A. E. (1865). Über einige Anthozoen der Kössener Schichten und der alpinen Trias. <em>Sitzungberichte der kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien.</em> 50: 153-168, pls 1-4. [details] 

additional source Cuif, J.-P. (1967). Structure de quelques polypiers phacéloides triasiques. <em>Bulletin de la Société géologique de France, Series 7.</em> 8: 125-132. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Cuif, J.-P. (1975). Recherches sur les Madréporaires du Trias II. Astraeoida. Révision des genres Montlivaltia et Thecosmilia. Etude de quelques types structuraux du Trias de Turquie. <em>Bulletin du Museum national d'histoire naturelle.</em> 275: 293-400. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Weissermel, W. (1926). Die Korallen des deutschen Muschelkalk. I. Unterer Muschelkalk. <em>Jahrbuch der Preussische geologische Landesanstalt zu Berlin.</em> 46: 1-33, pls. 1-2. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

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