Genus Thecopsammia Pourtalès, 1868
- Thecopsammia Pourtalès, L.F. de 1868. Contributions to the Fauna of the Gulf Stream at great depths (2nd series). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 1(7): 121-141 [138].
Type species:
Thecopsammia socialis Pourtalés, 1868 (designation "by elimination", following recommendation 69A.3 of the Code) by subsequent designation, see Vaughan, T.W. & Wells, J.W. 1943. Revision of the sub-orders, families and genera of the Scleractinia. Geological Society of America Special Papers 44: 1-363.
General References
Cairns, S.D. 2001. A generic revision and phylogenetic analysis of the Dendrophylliidae (Cnidaria: Scleractinia). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 615: 75 pp., 14 pls [23]
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 | |
| SCLERACTINIA Bourne, 1900 | 07-Mar-2018 | ADDED | Dr Zoe Richards |