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Thecosmilia dichotoma

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Taxonomy
Thecosmilia dichotoma was named by Koby (1884). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Thecosmilia dichotoma Koby
1976Thecosmilia pinguis Eliasova
1989Latiphyllia pinguis Beauvais

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMontlivaltiidaeDietrich 1926
genusThecosmiliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesdichotomaKoby 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.

Thecosmilia dichotoma Koby 1884
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Invalid names: Thecosmilia pinguis Eliasova 1976 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available