Marine Species Traits - Gonioseris Duncan, 1872 †

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Gonioseris Duncan, 1872 †

Specimens of Gonioseris angulata type species of the genus

AphiaID

1438152 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1438152)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Gonioseris angulata Duncan, 1872 † (type by original designation)

Parent

Thecosmiliidae Duncan, 1884 †

Original name

Gonioseris Duncan, 1872 †

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Species Gonioseris angulata Duncan, 1872 †
Species Gonioseris eboracensis (Tomes, 1901) †

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Duncan PM. (1872). A monograph of the British fossil corals. Second series. Part III. Corals from the oolitic strata. <em>Monograph of the Palaeontographical Society.</em> 26: 1-24, pl. 21-27., available online at http://archive.org/details/monographof261872pala [details]

Taxonomic citation

Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Gonioseris Duncan, 1872 †. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1438152 on 2026-05-23

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Gonioseris Duncan, 1872 †. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1438152 on 2026-05-23

Taxonomic edit history

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2020-05-31 10:18:00Z

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2021-05-23 10:47:31Z

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original description Duncan PM. (1872). A monograph of the British fossil corals. Second series. Part III. Corals from the oolitic strata. <em>Monograph of the Palaeontographical Society.</em> 26: 1-24, pl. 21-27., available online at http://archive.org/details/monographof261872pala [details]

basis of record 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]

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