Marine Species Traits - Comoseridae de Fromentel, 1861 †

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Comoseridae de Fromentel, 1861 †

AphiaID

1658149 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1658149)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Type taxon

Comoseris d'Orbigny, 1849 †

Parent

Scleractinia suborder incertae sedis

Original name

Comoseridae de Fromentel, 1861 †

Synonymised names

Microsolenidae Duncan, 1884 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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Genus Araiophyllum Cuif, 1975 †
Genus Chomatoseris Thomas, 1935 †
Genus Comastraea de Fromentel, 1863 †
Genus Comoseris d'Orbigny, 1849 †
Genus Dendraraea d'Orbigny, 1849 †
Genus Dermoseris Koby, 1887 †
Genus Diechoraea Tenison-Woods, 1879 †
Genus Dimorpharaea de Fromentel, 1861 †
Genus Disaraea de Fromentel, 1861 †
Genus Genabacia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 †
Genus Hydnophoromeandraraea Morycowa, 1971 †
Genus Kobya Gregory, 1900 †
Genus Microsolena Lamouroux, 1821 †
Genus Microsolenastraea Turnšek, 1981 †
Genus Mycetaraea Pratz, 1882 †
Genus Partimeandra Bendukidze, 1949 †
Genus Polyphylloseris de Fromentel, 1857 †
Genus Semeloseris Thomas, 1935 †
Genus Trocharea Etallon, 1864 †
Genus Trochoplegma Gregory, 1900 †
Genus Latimaeandraraea de Fromentel, 1861 † accepted as Comoseris d'Orbigny, 1849 † (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
Genus Thamnarea Etallon, 1864 † accepted as Dendraraea d'Orbigny, 1849 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Turbinastrea de Blainville, 1830 † accepted as Microsolena Lamouroux, 1821 † (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Fromentel, E. de. (1861). Introduction a l'etude des polypiers fossiles. Memoires de la Societe d 'Emulation du Departement du Doubs. 1-157. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Comoseridae de Fromentel, 1861 †. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1658149 on 2026-09-11

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Comoseridae de Fromentel, 1861 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1658149 on 2026-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

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2023-05-01 09:03:59Z

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Hoeksema, Bert

2025-10-15 06:45:45Z

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Hoeksema, Bert

2025-10-29 08:56:34Z

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Hoeksema, Bert

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original description Fromentel, E. de. (1861). Introduction a l'etude des polypiers fossiles. Memoires de la Societe d 'Emulation du Departement du Doubs. 1-157. [details]

original description (of Microsolenidae Duncan, 1884 †) 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]

basis of record Vasseur, R., Lathuilière, B. (2021). Pliensbachian corals from the Western Tethys. Geodiversitas. 43(22): 1187-1291., available online at https://doi.org/10.5252/geodiversitas2021v43a22 [details]

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