Scleractinia name details
Thigmastrea Wells, 1937 †
1452828 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1452828)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus
Phyllocoenia grandissima Frech, 1890 † accepted as Palaeastraea grandissima (Frech, 1890) † (type by original designation)
- Species Thigmastrea cyclops (Felix, 1891) † accepted as Complexastrea cyclops (Felix, 1891) † (changed combination)
- Species Thigmastrea decussata (Reuss, 1854) † accepted as Kuhnastraea decussata (Reuss, 1854) † (changed combination)
- Species Thigmastrea grandissima (Frech, 1890) † accepted as Palaeastraea grandissima (Frech, 1890) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Thigmastrea incrassata (Frech, 1890) † accepted as Kuhnastraea incrassata (Frech, 1890) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Thigmastrea kokeni (Frech, 1890) † accepted as Palaeastraea kokeni (Frech, 1890) † (changed combination)
- Species Thigmastrea nannodes (Felix, 1891) † accepted as Pachyphyllia nannodes (Felix, 1891) † (changed combination)
- Species Thigmastrea shimokeiensis Eguchi, 1951 † accepted as Palaeastraea shimokeiensis (Eguchi, 1951) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Wells JW. (1937). New genera of Mesozoic and Cenozoic corals. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 11: 73-77. [details]
Status This is objective junior synonym of Palaeastraea Kühn, 1936.
Status This is objective junior synonym of Palaeastraea Kühn, 1936. [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Thigmastrea Wells, 1937 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1452828 on 2025-05-13
Date
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original description
Wells JW. (1937). New genera of Mesozoic and Cenozoic corals. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 11: 73-77. [details]
additional source Eguchi M. (1951). Mesozoic hexacorals from Japan. <em>The science reports of the Tohoku University. Second series, Geology.</em> 24: 1-96., available online at https://tohoku.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_action_common_download&item_id=11941&item_no=1&attribute_id=18&file_no=1 [details]
source of synonymy Vaughan TW, Wells JW. (1943). Revision of the suborders, families and genera of the Scleractinia. <em>Special Papers of the Geological Society of America.</em> 44: 1-363. [details]
additional source Eguchi M. (1951). Mesozoic hexacorals from Japan. <em>The science reports of the Tohoku University. Second series, Geology.</em> 24: 1-96., available online at https://tohoku.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_action_common_download&item_id=11941&item_no=1&attribute_id=18&file_no=1 [details]
source of synonymy Vaughan TW, Wells JW. (1943). Revision of the suborders, families and genera of the Scleractinia. <em>Special Papers of the Geological Society of America.</em> 44: 1-363. [details]
From editor or global species database
Status This is objective junior synonym of Palaeastraea Kühn, 1936. [details]