Marine Species Traits - Epismilia wrighti (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851) †

Traits taxon details

Epismilia wrighti (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851) †

AphiaID

1846425 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1846425)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Epismilia de Fromentel, 1861 †

Original name

Montlivaltia wrighti Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851 †

Synonymised names

Montlivaltia wrighti Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851 † · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

(of Montlivaltia wrighti Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851 †) Milne Edwards H, Haime J. (1850-1854). A monograph of the British fossil Corals. The Palaeontographical Society, London. Monographs of the Palaeontographical Society. 1 : i-lxxxv, 1-72, pls. 1-11; 2: 73-146, pls. 12-30; 3: 147-210, pls. 31-46; 4: i-xvi, 211-244, pls. 47-56; 5: 245-322, pls. 57-72., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12089108 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Epismilia wrighti (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851) †. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1846425 on 2026-08-25

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Epismilia wrighti (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851) †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1846425 on 2026-08-25

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2025-11-11 09:05:00Z

created

Hoeksema, Bert

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original description (of Montlivaltia wrighti Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851 †) Milne Edwards H, Haime J. (1850-1854). A monograph of the British fossil Corals. The Palaeontographical Society, London. Monographs of the Palaeontographical Society. 1 : i-lxxxv, 1-72, pls. 1-11; 2: 73-146, pls. 12-30; 3: 147-210, pls. 31-46; 4: i-xvi, 211-244, pls. 47-56; 5: 245-322, pls. 57-72., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12089108 [details]

new combination reference Beauvais L. (1970). Madréporaires du Dogger, étude des types de Milne-Edwards et J. Haime. Annales de Paléontologie (Invertébrés). 56(1): 39-74. [details]

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