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Thecosmiliidae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Thecosmiliidae

Taxonomy
Thecosmiliidae was named by Duncan (1884). It is not extant. Its type is Thecosmilia.

It was corrected as Montlivaltiidae by Wells (1956), Turnsek (1997), Baron-Szabo et al. (2003) and Morycowa and Misik (2005).

It was assigned to Faviicae by Wells (1956); to Faviina by Turnsek (1997); to Astraeoina by Morycowa and Misik (2005); and to Scleractinia by Duncan (1884), Baron-Szabo et al. (2003) and Lathuilière (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Thecosmiliidae Duncan
1956Montlivaltiidae Wells
1997Montlivaltiidae Turnsek
2003Montlivaltiidae Baron-Szabo et al.
2005Montlivaltiidae Morycowa and Misik
2024Thecosmiliidae Lathuilière

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyThecosmiliidaeDuncan 1884
familyThecosmiliidaeDuncan 1884

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Thecosmiliidae Duncan 1884
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G. †Montlivaltia Lamouroux 1821
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Subg. †Montlivaltia (Plesiomontlivaltia) Alloiteau 1957
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Montlivaltia alata Ogilvie 1897
Montlivaltia angusticostata Umbgrove 1925
Montlivaltia arcuata Beauvais and M'Rabet 1977
Montlivaltia atlantica Morton 1829
Montlivaltia bangoinensis Liao and Xia 1985
Montlivaltia bifida Liao and Xia 1994
Montlivaltia bonjouri Étallon 1859
Montlivaltia brevis Duncan 1864
Montlivaltia bulgarica Toula 1882
Montlivaltia bullata Milaschewitsch 1876
Montlivaltia caespitosa Münster 1841
Montlivaltia capitata Münster 1841
Montlivaltia cartieri Koby 1884
Montlivaltia caryophyllata Lamouroux 1821
Montlivaltia cavali d'Achiardi 1880
Montlivaltia champlittensis de Fromentel 1861
Montlivaltia chariensis Gregory 1902
Montlivaltia cherahilensis Beauvais and M'Rabet 1977
Montlivaltia compressa de Fromentel 1861
Montlivaltia cosmanni Koby 1906
Montlivaltia cottreaui Collignon 1932
Montlivaltia crassisepta Fromentel 1861
Montlivaltia crenata Münster 1841
Montlivaltia culullus Gregory 1900
Montlivaltia cupuliformis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
Montlivaltia cyclolitoides Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849
Montlivaltia decipiens Goldfuss 1826
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Invalid names: Montlivaltia numismalis d'Orbigny 1850 [synonym]
Montlivaltia deqenensis Deng and Zhang 1984
Montlivaltia dianthus Milaschewitsch 1876
Montlivaltia dilatata Michelin 1843
Montlivaltia disciformis Étallon 1859
Montlivaltia ducreti Koby 1883
Montlivaltia ellipsocylindrica He and Xiao 1990
Montlivaltia grandis Étallon 1859
Montlivaltia gregoryi Alloiteau 1958
Montlivaltia greppini Koby 1883
Montlivaltia gyensis de Fromentel 1860
Montlivaltia hourcqi Alloiteau 1958
Montlivaltia humilis Koby 1884
Montlivaltia icaunensis d'Orbigny 1850
Montlivaltia incubans Michelin 1845
Montlivaltia induta Alloiteau 1958
Montlivaltia jaccardi Koby 1884
Montlivaltia kachensis Gregory 1900
Montlivaltia kairouanensis Beauvais and M'Rabet 1977
Montlivaltia kobyi Beauvais 1966
Montlivaltia langi Koby 1884
Montlivaltia lesueuri de Fromentel and Ferry 1867
Montlivaltia mallens Liao and Xia 1985
Montlivaltia marmolatae Salomon 1895
Montlivaltia matheyi Koby 1884
Montlivaltia media Koby 1884
Montlivaltia meriani Koby 1884
Montlivaltia mitodaensis Eguchi 1951
Montlivaltia moeschi Koby 1884
Montlivaltia mulleri Koby 1884
Montlivaltia obconica Münster 1829
Montlivaltia obliqua Münster 1841
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Invalid names: Anthophyllum venustum Münster 1841 [synonym]
Montlivaltia orientalis Bugrova 1991
Montlivaltia parasitica Duncan 1867
Montlivaltia pedunculata Duncan 1867
Montlivaltia polymorpha Terquem and Piette 1865
Montlivaltia ponderosa Edwards and Haime 1860
Montlivaltia pupoides Étallon 1859
Montlivaltia radiciformis Münster 1841
Montlivaltia rugulosa Koby 1897
Montlivaltia sarthacensis d'Orbigny 1850
Montlivaltia schaeferi Salomon 1895
Montlivaltia schardti Koby 1884
Montlivaltia smithi Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
Montlivaltia stueri Beauvais 1972
Montlivaltia subdispar Fromentel 1858
Montlivaltia subinflata Beauvais and M'Rabet 1977
Montlivaltia subturbinata Beauvais and M'Rabet 1977
Montlivaltia superficialis Alloiteau 1958
Montlivaltia symmetrica He and Xiao 1990
Montlivaltia tenuilamellata Roniewicz 1976
Montlivaltia tenuilamellosa Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
Montlivaltia todanaensis Eguchi 1951
Montlivaltia triasina Dunker 1851
Montlivaltia trochoides Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
Montlivaltia truncata Defrance 1817
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Montlivaltia truncata elongata Beauvais and M'Rabet 1977
Invalid names: Montlivaltia gigas de Fromentel 1861 [synonym], Montlivaltia sioufensis Beauvais and M'Rabet 1977 [synonym], Montlivaltia xizangensis Liao and Xia 1985 [synonym]
Montlivaltia tubicina Koby 1884
Montlivaltia uricornis Milaschewitz 1876
Montlivaltia vasiformis Michelin 1840
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Invalid names: Montlivaltia renevieri Koby 1884 [synonym]
Montlivaltia waterhousei Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
Montlivaltia zangbeiensis Liao and Xia 1985
G. †Thecosmilia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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Thecosmilia acaulis Koby 1884
Thecosmilia annularis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
Thecosmilia bassanii Prever 1909
Thecosmilia buonamici Stoppani 1865
Thecosmilia cartieri Koby 1884
Thecosmilia claudiensis Étallon 1859
Thecosmilia complanata Qi and Stanley 1989
Thecosmilia connecta Étallon 1859
Thecosmilia costata de Fromentel 1861
Thecosmilia cumanensis Wells 1944
Thecosmilia delaunayi Koby 1906
Thecosmilia densa Fromentel 1870
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Invalid names: Thecosmilia tobleri Koby 1895 [synonym], Thecosmilia trichotoma Goldfuss 1826 [synonym]
Thecosmilia dichotoma Koby 1884
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Invalid names: Thecosmilia pinguis Eliasova 1976 [synonym]
Thecosmilia elegans Lebanidze 1991
Thecosmilia furcata Koby 1884
Thecosmilia grandis Koby 1884
Thecosmilia gregaria M'Coy 1851
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Invalid names: Coenotheca zolleriana Quenstedt 1881 [synonym], Montlivaultia gregaria M'Coy 1848 [synonym]
Thecosmilia gresslyi Koby 1884
Thecosmilia guerreroensis Filkorn and Pantoja-Alor 2009
Thecosmilia hoernesii Laube 1865
Thecosmilia jaccardi Koby 1884
Thecosmilia laevis Étallon 1859
Thecosmilia lancisii Stoppani 1865
Thecosmilia langi Koby 1884
Thecosmilia longimana Quenstedt 1881
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Invalid names: Lithodendron cylindratum Quenstedt 1881 [synonym]
Thecosmilia magna Etallon 1864
Thecosmilia martini Fromentel 1860
Thecosmilia maxima Koby 1884
Thecosmilia minuta Koby 1884
Thecosmilia moraviensis Ogilvie 1897
Thecosmilia multigranulata Melnikova 1967
Thecosmilia neglecta Laube 1865
Thecosmilia ngariensis He and Xiao 1990
Thecosmilia norica Ogilvie Gordon 1927
Thecosmilia oaxaquensis Reyeros de Castillo 1983
Thecosmilia omboni Stoppani 1865
Thecosmilia palmata Étallon 1859
Thecosmilia plicata Koby 1884
Thecosmilia qingyanensis Qi and Stanley 1989
Thecosmilia rofanica Frech 1890
Thecosmilia schardti Koby 1884
Thecosmilia somaensis Eguchi 1951
Thecosmilia tibetana Liao 1982
Thecosmilia typica He and Xiao 1990
Thecosmilia virgulina Etallon 1864
Thecosmilia vurguni Babaev 1964
Thecosmilia weberi Vinassa de Regny 1915
Thecosmilia zagaliensis Babaev 1964
Invalid names: Lepidophylliopsis Beauvais and Stump 1976 [synonym], Montlivaltoides He and Xiao 1990 [synonym], Thecosmiliopsis Lebanidze 1991 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Pelsonian to the top of the Pliocene or 247.20000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (620 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Guizhou) Montlivaltia sp. A (81047)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Hungary (Baranya) Montlivaltia sp. (78645)
Pelsonian - Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Poland Omphalophyllia triasina (34729)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Italy (Trento) Montlivaltia sp., Montlivaltia marmolatae, Montlivaltia schaeferi, Montlivaltia radiciformis (202272)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Montlivaltia sp. (206736)
Illyrian - Fassanian247.2 - 235.0Italy (South Tyrol) Thecosmilia norica (205128)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Germany Montlivaltia sp. (67652)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Italy Thecosmilia rothpletzi (202001 202041)
Ladinian - Carnian242.0 - 228.0Italy Thecosmilia sp. (182585 182586)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Japan Montlivaltia sp. (38133) Montlivaltia timorica (34885)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (New Jersey) Montlivaltia atlantica (3113)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy Thecosmilia sp. (75454)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Italy Thecosmilia sp. (146598)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Pakistan (Sind) Montlivaltia indica (11290)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Pakistan Montlivaltia vignei (11291)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Italy Montlivaltia bormidensis (86953)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Sri Lanka Montlivaltia brevis (77650)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Pakistan (Sind) Montlivaltia jacquemonti (11292)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Sri Lanka Montlivaltia brevis (77477)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Papua New Guinea Montlivaltia vignei (42736)