WoRMS taxon details
Rhombopsammia Owens, 1986
267811 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:267811)
accepted
Genus
Rhombopsammia squiresi Owens, 1986 (type by original designation)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Owens JM. (1986). Rhombopsammia, a new genus of the family Micrabaciidae (Coelenterata, Scleractinia). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 99 (2): 248-256. [details]
Depth range 390-1401 m
Fossil range ?Pliocene (Cairns, 1989)
Depth range 390-1401 m [details]
Fossil range ?Pliocene (Cairns, 1989)
Fossil range ?Pliocene (Cairns, 1989) [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Rhombopsammia Owens, 1986. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267811 on 2025-04-06
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Nomenclature
original description
Owens JM. (1986). Rhombopsammia, a new genus of the family Micrabaciidae (Coelenterata, Scleractinia). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 99 (2): 248-256. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Cairns, S.D. (1989). A revision of the ahermatypic Scleractinia of the Philippine Islands and adjacent waters, Part 1: Fungiacyathidae, Micrabaciidae, Turbinoliinae, Guyniidae, and Flabellidae. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 486: 1-136. [details] Available for editors 
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context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., R. Baron-Szabo, A.F. Budd, B. Lathuilière, E. Roniewicz, J. Stolarski & K.G. Johnson. (2010). Corallosphere. , available online at http://www.corallosphere.org [details]
additional source Baron-Szabo, R.C. & S.D. Cairns. (2017). Part F, Revised, Volume 2, Chapter 11: Systematic descriptions of the Scleractinia Family Micrabaciidae. <em>Treatise Online, Paleontological Institute, University of Kansas, USA.</em> 98: 1-8., available online at https://doi.org/10.17161/to.v0i0.6671 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Cairns, S.D., R. Baron-Szabo, A.F. Budd, B. Lathuilière, E. Roniewicz, J. Stolarski & K.G. Johnson. (2010). Corallosphere. , available online at http://www.corallosphere.org [details]
additional source Baron-Szabo, R.C. & S.D. Cairns. (2017). Part F, Revised, Volume 2, Chapter 11: Systematic descriptions of the Scleractinia Family Micrabaciidae. <em>Treatise Online, Paleontological Institute, University of Kansas, USA.</em> 98: 1-8., available online at https://doi.org/10.17161/to.v0i0.6671 [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Comparison Differs from Letepsammia in having more compact septa. [details]Diagnosis Corallum porous but sturdy; costae consist of thin, dentate ridges; marginal shelf present; septa lamellar and imperforate, with complex dentition; small, simple synapticulae present; columella spongy. [details]
Remark The genus, consisting of two exclusively Recent species, was revised by Cairns (1989). [details]
Unreviewed
Biology azooxanthellate [details]Depth range 390-1401 m [details]
Fossil range ?Pliocene (Cairns, 1989) [details]
