Marine Species Traits - Thecocyathus mactra (Goldfuss, 1826) †

Traits taxon details

Thecocyathus mactra (Goldfuss, 1826) †

AphiaID

1416321 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1416321)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Thecocyathus Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 †

Original name

Cyathophyllum mactra Goldfuss, 1826 †

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

(of ) Goldfuss, G. A. (1826-1833). Petrefacta Germaniae tam ea, quae in Museo Universitatis Regiae Borussicae Fridericiae Wilhelmiae Rhenanae servantur quam alia quaecunque in Museis Hoeninghusiano, Muensteriano aliisque extant, iconibus et descriptionibus illustrata. Erster Theil. (Arnz & Comp.: Düsseldorf): 1-252, pls I-LXXI. [I-VIII, 1-76, pls. 1-25 (1826); 77-164, pls. 26-50 (1829); 165-240, pls. 51-71, 1 unnumbered plate (1831); 241-252 (1833)] [publication dates from: Quenstedt, W. (1963). Clavis bibliographica. In: Westphal, F. (ed.), Fossilium Catalogus, I. Animalia, pars 102. 118 pp. s'Gravenhage: Junk.]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50235037 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Thecocyathus mactra (Goldfuss, 1826) †. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1416321 on 2026-03-03

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Thecocyathus mactra (Goldfuss, 1826) †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1416321 on 2026-03-03

Taxonomic edit history

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2020-01-21 17:46:34Z

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original description (of ) Goldfuss, G. A. (1826-1833). Petrefacta Germaniae tam ea, quae in Museo Universitatis Regiae Borussicae Fridericiae Wilhelmiae Rhenanae servantur quam alia quaecunque in Museis Hoeninghusiano, Muensteriano aliisque extant, iconibus et descriptionibus illustrata. Erster Theil. (Arnz & Comp.: Düsseldorf): 1-252, pls I-LXXI. [I-VIII, 1-76, pls. 1-25 (1826); 77-164, pls. 26-50 (1829); 165-240, pls. 51-71, 1 unnumbered plate (1831); 241-252 (1833)] [publication dates from: Quenstedt, W. (1963). Clavis bibliographica. In: Westphal, F. (ed.), Fossilium Catalogus, I. Animalia, pars 102. 118 pp. s'Gravenhage: Junk.]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50235037 [details]

additional source Milne Edwards H, Haime J. (1857). Histoire naturelle des coralliaires ou polypes proprement dits 2. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris. 631 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12403706 [details]

additional source Bölsche W. (1866). Die Korallen des norddeutschen Jura- und Kreide-Gebirges. <em>Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft.</em> 18(3): 439-486, pls. 7-9. [details]

new combination reference Milne Edwards, H.; Haime, J. (1848). Recherches sur les polypiers. Mémoire 2. Monographie des turbinolides. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie, Series 3.</em> 9: 211-344, pls. 7-10. [details]

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