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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 Eliášová 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