Genus Placotrochides Alcock, 1902
- Placotrochides Alcock, A. 1902. Report on the deep sea Madreporaria of the Siboga expedition. Siboga Expeditie 16a: 1–55 [33] [in part: not P. dentiformis, see Cairns (1989)].
Type species:
Placotrochides scaphula Alcock, 1902 by subsequent designation, see Wells, J. W. 1936. The nomenclature and type species of some genera of Recent and fossil corals. American Journal of Science 5 31: 97–134.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Cairns, S.D. 1989. A revision of the ahermatypic Scleractinia of the Philippine Islands and Adjacent Waters, Part 1: Fungiacyathidae, Microbaciidae, Turbinoliinae, Guyniidae and Flabellidae. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 486: 1–136, 42 pls [78]
Distribution
States
Queensland, Victoria
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2024 | HEXACORALLIA Haeckel, 1896 | 19-Oct-2024 | MOVED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | SCLERACTINIA Bourne, 1900 | 04-Apr-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Zoe Richards |
| 05-Aug-2022 | CARYOPHYLLIINA | 13-Aug-2013 | MOVED | Dr Carden Wallace |
| 13-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |