†Circophyllia farquharsoni Latham 1929 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae
Belongs to Circophyllia according to Latham 1929
Sister taxa: Circophyllia costata, Circophyllia gibba, Circophyllia hantkeni, Circophyllia truncata
Type specimen: Its type locality is Dubino, Berbera area, which is in an Oligocene reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Somalia
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Dubino, Berbera area
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