Marine Species Traits - Mitrodendron Quenstedt, 1880 †

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Mitrodendron Quenstedt, 1880 †

syntype of Mitrodendron mitratum type species of the genus

AphiaID

1440284 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1440284)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Amphiastraeinae Ogilvie, 1897 †

Original name

Mitrodendron Quenstedt, 1880 †

Direct children (7)

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Species Mitrodendron biennensis L. Beauvais & Bernier, 1981 †
Species Mitrodendron cretacea Alloiteau, 1947 †
Species Mitrodendron mitratum (Quenstedt, 1857) †
Species Mitrodendron modicum Eliašová, 1975 †
Species Mitrodendron ogilvieae Geyer, 1955 †
Species Mitrodendron parnassus Morycowa, 2002 †
Species Mitrodendron tenuiseptum Eliášová, 1975 †

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Quenstedt, F. A. (1878-1881). Petrefactenkunde Deutschlands. Röhren- und Sternkorallen. Leipzig: Fues Verlag. 6: 1-1081., available online at https://sachsen.digital/werkansicht?tx_dlf[id]=29785&tx_dlf[page]=1 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Mitrodendron Quenstedt, 1880 †. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1440284 on 2026-09-12

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Mitrodendron Quenstedt, 1880 †. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1440284 on 2026-09-12

Taxonomic edit history

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2020-06-06 09:13:42Z

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2021-06-23 07:54:25Z

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original description Quenstedt, F. A. (1878-1881). Petrefactenkunde Deutschlands. Röhren- und Sternkorallen. Leipzig: Fues Verlag. 6: 1-1081., available online at https://sachsen.digital/werkansicht?tx_dlf[id]=29785&tx_dlf[page]=1 [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]

additional source Kołodziej B. (2003). Scleractinian corals of suborders Pachythecaliina and Rhipidogyrina: discussion on similarities and description of species from Stramberk-type limestones, Polish Outer Carpathians. Annales Societatis Geologorum Poloniae. 73(3): 193-217. [details]

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