Scleractinia taxon details
Desmophyllum orbigny (de Fromentel, 1866) †
1724255 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1724255)
accepted
Species
Psammosmilia orbigny Fromentel, 1866 † · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Psammosmilia orbigny Fromentel, 1866 †) Fromentel, E. de. (1862-1887). Zoophytes, Terrains Crétacés. In: d'Orbigny, A. de (Ed.): Paléontologie Française (1862: 1-144, pls. 1-36; 1863: 145-288, pls. 37-72; 1867: 289-336, pls. 73-86; 1870: 337-384, pls. 87-96; 1873: 385-432, pls. 97-108; 1877: 433-480, pls. 109-120; 1879: 481-512, pls. 121-132; 1883: 513-528, pls. 133-144; 1884: 529-560, pls. 145-156; 1886: 561-608, pls. 157-180; 1887: 609-624, pls. 181-192),. <em>Paris: Masson.</em> 8: 1-624, pls. 1-192. [details]
Holotype (of Psammosmilia orbigny Fromentel, 1866) ,...
Holotype (of Psammosmilia orbigny Fromentel, 1866) , verbatimGeounit Lower Cenomanian of ... [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Desmophyllum orbigny (de Fromentel, 1866) †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1724255 on 2026-05-17
original description
(of Psammosmilia orbigny Fromentel, 1866 †) Fromentel, E. de. (1862-1887). Zoophytes, Terrains Crétacés. In: d'Orbigny, A. de (Ed.): Paléontologie Française (1862: 1-144, pls. 1-36; 1863: 145-288, pls. 37-72; 1867: 289-336, pls. 73-86; 1870: 337-384, pls. 87-96; 1873: 385-432, pls. 97-108; 1877: 433-480, pls. 109-120; 1879: 481-512, pls. 121-132; 1883: 513-528, pls. 133-144; 1884: 529-560, pls. 145-156; 1886: 561-608, pls. 157-180; 1887: 609-624, pls. 181-192),. <em>Paris: Masson.</em> 8: 1-624, pls. 1-192. [details]
Holotype (of Psammosmilia orbigny Fromentel, 1866) , verbatimGeounit Lower Cenomanian of ... [details]