Scleractinia taxon details
Asterosmilia Duncan, 1867 †
135083 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135083)
accepted
Genus
Trochocyathus abnormalis Duncan, 1864 † accepted as Asterosmilia abnormalis (Duncan, 1864) † (type by subsequent designation)
- Species Asterosmilia abnormalis (Duncan, 1864) †
- Species Asterosmilia aliquantula Squires, 1958 †
- Species Asterosmilia compressa Vaughan, 1925 †
- Species Asterosmilia duncani Vaughan, 1925 †
- Species Asterosmilia exarata Duncan, 1867 †
- Species Asterosmilia machapooriensis Hoffmeister, 1926 †
- Species Asterosmilia pourtalesi Duncan, 1873 †
- Species Asterosmilia profunda (Duncan, 1864) †
- Species Asterosmilia trinitatis Vaughan, 1926 †
- Species Asterosmilia anomala Duncan, 1867 † accepted as Asterosmilia abnormalis (Duncan, 1864) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Asterosmilia cornuta Duncan, 1867 † accepted as Asterosmilia abnormalis (Duncan, 1864) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Asterosmilia gigas (van der Horst, 1931) accepted as Anomocora gigas (van der Horst, 1931) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Asterosmilia hilli Vaughan, 1919 † accepted as Asterosmilia exarata Duncan, 1867 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Asterosmilia irregularis Cairns, 1995 † accepted as Anomocora irregularis (Cairns, 1995) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Asterosmilia marchadi (Chevalier, 1966) accepted as Anomocora marchadi (Chevalier, 1966) accepted as Anomocora elongata (Studer, 1879) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Asterosmilia prolifera (Pourtalès, 1871) accepted as Anomocora prolifera (Pourtalès, 1871) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Duncan PM. (1867). On the genera Heterophyllia, Battersbyia, Palaeocyclus, and Asterosmilia; The anatomy of their species, and their position in the classification of the sclerodermic Zoantharia. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.</em> 157: 643-656., available online at https://doi.org/10.1098/rstl.1867.0021 [details]
Fossil range Oligocene to Pliocene
Fossil range Oligocene to Pliocene [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Asterosmilia Duncan, 1867 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135083 on 2026-08-04
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original description
Duncan PM. (1867). On the genera Heterophyllia, Battersbyia, Palaeocyclus, and Asterosmilia; The anatomy of their species, and their position in the classification of the sclerodermic Zoantharia. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.</em> 157: 643-656., available online at https://doi.org/10.1098/rstl.1867.0021 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., Hoeksema, B.W., and J. van der Land, 2001. Scleractinia, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 109-110 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Duncan PM (1884) A revision of the families and genera of the sclerodermic Zoantharia, Ed. & H., or Madreporaria (M. Rugosa excepted). Journal of the Linnean Society of London, 18: 1-204. [details]
additional source Smith FGW. (1954). Gulf of Mexico Madreporaria. <em>Fisheries Bulletin of the Fish and Wildlife Service (U.S.).</em> 55, 291-295.
page(s): 294 [details]
additional source Spadini, V. (2021). The Asterosmilia Duncan, 1864 (Anthozoa Scleractinia) from El Lobillo (Estepona Basin, Spain). <em>Biodiversity Journal.</em> 12(4): 967-971., available online at https://doi.org/10.31396/biodiv.jour.2021.12.4.967.971 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., Hoeksema, B.W., and J. van der Land, 2001. Scleractinia, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 109-110 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Duncan PM (1884) A revision of the families and genera of the sclerodermic Zoantharia, Ed. & H., or Madreporaria (M. Rugosa excepted). Journal of the Linnean Society of London, 18: 1-204. [details]
additional source Smith FGW. (1954). Gulf of Mexico Madreporaria. <em>Fisheries Bulletin of the Fish and Wildlife Service (U.S.).</em> 55, 291-295.
page(s): 294 [details]
additional source Spadini, V. (2021). The Asterosmilia Duncan, 1864 (Anthozoa Scleractinia) from El Lobillo (Estepona Basin, Spain). <em>Biodiversity Journal.</em> 12(4): 967-971., available online at https://doi.org/10.31396/biodiv.jour.2021.12.4.967.971 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Diagnosis Corallum solitary, ceratoid to trochoid in shape; paliform lobes present; columella lamellar or fascicular; vesicular endotheca abundant. [details]Remark See Cairns and Wells (1987) and Dawson (2004): Seven fossil species. [details]
Unreviewed
Fossil range Oligocene to Pliocene [details]
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