Scleractinia name details
Balanophyllia (Thecopsammia) socialis (Pourtalès, 1868)
1513594 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1513594)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
- Variety Balanophyllia (Thecopsammia) socialis var. britannica Duncan, 1870 accepted as Leptopsammia britannica (Duncan, 1870) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Variety Balanophyllia (Thecopsammia) socialis var. costata Duncan, 1870 accepted as Thecopsammia socialis Pourtalès, 1868 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Variety Balanophyllia (Thecopsammia) socialis var. jeffreysia Duncan, 1870 accepted as Thecopsammia socialis Pourtalès, 1868 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Thecopsammia socialis Pourtalès, 1868) 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]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Balanophyllia (Thecopsammia) socialis (Pourtalès, 1868). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1513594 on 2025-09-11
original description
(of Thecopsammia socialis Pourtalès, 1868) 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]
new combination reference 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]
new combination reference 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]