WoRMS taxon details
Thecopsammia socialis Pourtalès, 1868
291210 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:291210)
accepted
Species
Balanophyllia (Thecopsammia) socialis (Pourtalès, 1868) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Balanophyllia (Thecopsammia) socialis var. costata Duncan, 1870 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Balanophyllia (Thecopsammia) socialis var. jeffreysia Duncan, 1870 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Balanophyllia socialis (Pourtalès, 1868) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Balanophyllia socialis costata Duncan, 1870 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Pourtalès, L.F. de. (1868). Contributions to the fauna of the Gulf Stream at great depths (2d series). <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, in Cambridge.</em> 1(7): 121-142., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587602 [details]
Holotype MCZ 5601, 2773 (39), verbatimGeounit off...
, Note off Florida Keys, 214-879 m.
Holotype MCZ 5601, 2773 (39), verbatimGeounit off Florida Keys, 21... [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality off Florida Keys, 214-879 m. [details]
Depth range 183-879 m
Depth range 183-879 m [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S.; Samimi-Namin, K. (2026). World List of Scleractinia. Thecopsammia socialis Pourtalès, 1868. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=291210 on 2026-03-29
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Nomenclature
original description
Pourtalès, L.F. de. (1868). Contributions to the fauna of the Gulf Stream at great depths (2d series). <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, in Cambridge.</em> 1(7): 121-142., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587602 [details]
original description (of Balanophyllia (Thecopsammia) socialis var. costata Duncan, 1870) Duncan PM. (1870). On the Madreporaria dredged up in the Expedition of H.M.S. "Porcupine". <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of London.</em> 18: 289-301. [details]
original description (of Balanophyllia (Thecopsammia) socialis var. jeffreysia Duncan, 1870) Duncan PM. (1870). On the Madreporaria dredged up in the Expedition of H.M.S. "Porcupine". <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of London.</em> 18: 289-301. [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Balanophyllia (Thecopsammia) socialis var. costata Duncan, 1870) Duncan PM. (1870). On the Madreporaria dredged up in the Expedition of H.M.S. "Porcupine". <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of London.</em> 18: 289-301. [details]
original description (of Balanophyllia (Thecopsammia) socialis var. jeffreysia Duncan, 1870) Duncan PM. (1870). On the Madreporaria dredged up in the Expedition of H.M.S. "Porcupine". <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of London.</em> 18: 289-301. [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Cairns, S.D. (1979). The deep-water Scleractinia of the Caribbean and adjacent waters. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands.</em> 57:1-341. [details] Available for editors 
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context source (Deepsea)
Cairns, Stephen (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., W.C. Jaap & J.C. Lang. (2009). Scleractinia (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder DL. Camp DK (eds.) Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 333–347. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Cairns, S.D. (2009-2017). On line appendix: Phylogenetic list of the 711 valid Recent azooxanthellate scleractinian species with their junior synonyms and depth ranges, 28 pp. <em>In: Cold-Water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats.</em> Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. [details]
additional source Duncan PM. (1870). On the Madreporaria dredged up in the Expedition of H.M.S. "Porcupine". <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of London.</em> 18: 289-301. [details]
additional source Verrill, A.E. (1883). Report on the Anthozoa, and on some additional species dredged by the "Blake" in 1877-1879, and by the U.S. Fish Commission steamer "Fish Hawk" in 1880-82. <em>Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard.</em> 11: 1-72, plates 1-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4621758
page(s): 63 [details]
additional source Squires, D. F. (1959). Deep sea corals collected by the Lamont Geological Observatory. 1 Atlantic corals. American Museum Novitates, 1965, 1-42
page(s): 31, 32, 35, 38, 39, fig. 21, fig. 24 [details]
additional source Pourtalès L.F. de. (1871). Deep-sea corals. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College.</em> 2 (4): 1-93, pls. 1-8., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.13636 [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 459: 13-46.
page(s): 27 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Pourtalès, L.F. (1880). Report on the corals and Antipatharia. Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Caribbean Sea, 1878-79, by the United States coast survey steamer "Blake", commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. VI. <em>.Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 6(4): 95-120, pls. 1-3.
page(s): 97 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., W.C. Jaap & J.C. Lang. (2009). Scleractinia (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder DL. Camp DK (eds.) Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 333–347. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Cairns, S.D. (2009-2017). On line appendix: Phylogenetic list of the 711 valid Recent azooxanthellate scleractinian species with their junior synonyms and depth ranges, 28 pp. <em>In: Cold-Water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats.</em> Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. [details]
additional source Duncan PM. (1870). On the Madreporaria dredged up in the Expedition of H.M.S. "Porcupine". <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of London.</em> 18: 289-301. [details]
additional source Verrill, A.E. (1883). Report on the Anthozoa, and on some additional species dredged by the "Blake" in 1877-1879, and by the U.S. Fish Commission steamer "Fish Hawk" in 1880-82. <em>Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard.</em> 11: 1-72, plates 1-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4621758
page(s): 63 [details]
additional source Squires, D. F. (1959). Deep sea corals collected by the Lamont Geological Observatory. 1 Atlantic corals. American Museum Novitates, 1965, 1-42
page(s): 31, 32, 35, 38, 39, fig. 21, fig. 24 [details]
additional source Pourtalès L.F. de. (1871). Deep-sea corals. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College.</em> 2 (4): 1-93, pls. 1-8., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.13636 [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 459: 13-46.
page(s): 27 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Pourtalès, L.F. (1880). Report on the corals and Antipatharia. Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Caribbean Sea, 1878-79, by the United States coast survey steamer "Blake", commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. VI. <em>.Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 6(4): 95-120, pls. 1-3.
page(s): 97 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype MCZ 5601, 2773 (39), verbatimGeounit off Florida Keys, 21... [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype UMML 0,52291666667, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype UMML 0,58819444444, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 14611, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 16111, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46696, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46697, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46698, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46699, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46700, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46701, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46702, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46703, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46704, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Biology azooxanthellate [details]Depth range 183-879 m [details]
Type locality off Florida Keys, 214-879 m. [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Thecopsammia socialis)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (307 records)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Thecopsammia socialis)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (307 records)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
