Marine Species Traits - Thecosmilia wrighti Duncan, 1872 †

Traits taxon details

Thecosmilia wrighti Duncan, 1872 †

AphiaID

1512246 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1512246)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Thecosmilia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 †

Original name

Thecosmilia wrighti Duncan, 1872 †

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. Monograph of the Palaeontographical Society. 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. Thecosmilia wrighti Duncan, 1872 †. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1512246 on 2026-09-04

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Thecosmilia wrighti Duncan, 1872 †. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1512246 on 2026-09-04

Taxonomic edit history

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2021-05-26 21:19:34Z

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Hoeksema, Bert

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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. Monograph of the Palaeontographical Society. 26: 1-24, pl. 21-27., available online at http://archive.org/details/monographof261872pala [details]

additional source Tomes RF. (1882). On the Madreporaria of the Inferior Oolite of the neighbourhood of Cheltenham and Gloucester. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society. 38: 409-450, pl. 18., available online at http://jgslegacy.lyellcollection.org/cgi/doi/10.1144/GSL.JGS.1882.038.01-04.45 [details]

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