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Scleractinia taxon detailsThamnosmilia Tomes, 1886 †
 1440330 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1440330)
accepted
Genus
Thamnosmilia annulata Tomes, 1886 † (type by monotypy)
marine,
fossil only
Tomes RF. (1886). On the occurrence of two species of Madreporaria in the upper Lias Gloucestershire. <em>Geological Magazine.</em> 3: 107–111. [details]
Description Dendroid corallum with short branches. Rugose thick and wrinkled epitheca. Cutting calicular edge, infundibuliform calice....
Description Dendroid corallum with short branches. Rugose thick and wrinkled epitheca. Cutting calicular edge, infundibuliform calice. Corallite outline circular to lobate, extracalicular increase, Radial elements are subcompact frequently anastomosed, of a rather constant thickness (excluding ornamentation) straight or slightly curved septa. Pores are wide openings not necessarily close to the inner edge. Distal edge not well preserved, inner edge generally anastomosed, some major septa can join the axial structure. Lateral faces are ornamented with granules, no pali. Microstructure unknown. Hexameral symmetry difficult to decipher, bilateral symmetry with elongation of the axial zone. Endotheca of steeply inclined vesicular dissepiments, columella parietal, sublamellar in the specimen R 10832, synapticulae probably absent, peripheral wall of unknown nature. [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Thamnosmilia Tomes, 1886 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1440330 on 2025-05-18
Date action by
original description
Tomes RF. (1886). On the occurrence of two species of Madreporaria in the upper Lias Gloucestershire. <em>Geological Magazine.</em> 3: 107–111. [details]
basis of record Lathuilière, B., Charbonnier, S., Pacaud, J.-M. (2017). Nomenclatural and taxonomic acts and remarks for the revision of Jurassic corals. <em>Zitteliana.</em> 89: 133–150. [details]  Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Comparison Thamnosmilia shares many characters with the solitary Polystylidium especially the external rugose aspect, the pores and anastomoses. [details]Description Dendroid corallum with short branches. Rugose thick and wrinkled epitheca. Cutting calicular edge, infundibuliform calice. Corallite outline circular to lobate, extracalicular increase, Radial elements are subcompact frequently anastomosed, of a rather constant thickness (excluding ornamentation) straight or slightly curved septa. Pores are wide openings not necessarily close to the inner edge. Distal edge not well preserved, inner edge generally anastomosed, some major septa can join the axial structure. Lateral faces are ornamented with granules, no pali. Microstructure unknown. Hexameral symmetry difficult to decipher, bilateral symmetry with elongation of the axial zone. Endotheca of steeply inclined vesicular dissepiments, columella parietal, sublamellar in the specimen R 10832, synapticulae probably absent, peripheral wall of unknown nature. [details] Remark One nominal species. [details] |
