Scleractinia name details
Placosmiliidae Duncan, 1884 †
- Genus Placosmiliopsis Beauvais, 1982 † accepted as Placosmilia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
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]
Status This family is based on the genus-group Placosmilioida Duncan, 1884, and represents both an objective junior synonym and an...
Status This family is based on the genus-group Placosmilioida Duncan, 1884, and represents both an objective junior synonym and an objective junior homonym of Placosmiliidae Alloteau, 1952. For more information regarding taxonomic decision, see Remarks under Placocoeniidae Loser, 2012. [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2024). World List of Scleractinia. Placosmiliidae Duncan, 1884 †. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1579820 on 2024-04-26
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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]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., R. Baron-Szabo, A.F. Budd, B. Lathuilière, E. Roniewicz, J. Stolarski & K.G. Johnson. (2010). Corallosphere. , available online at http://www.corallosphere.org [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., R. Baron-Szabo, A.F. Budd, B. Lathuilière, E. Roniewicz, J. Stolarski & K.G. Johnson. (2010). Corallosphere. , available online at http://www.corallosphere.org [details]
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Status This family is based on the genus-group Placosmilioida Duncan, 1884, and represents both an objective junior synonym and an objective junior homonym of Placosmiliidae Alloteau, 1952. For more information regarding taxonomic decision, see Remarks under Placocoeniidae Loser, 2012. [details]