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Heliastrea farquharsoni

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Heliastraeidae

Taxonomy
Orbicella farquharsoni was named by Latham (1929). It is not extant. Its type locality is Dubino, Berbera area, which is in an Oligocene reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Somalia.

It was recombined as Heliastrea farquharsoni by Azzaroli (1958).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. puritana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Orbicella farquharsoni Latham
1958Heliastrea farquharsoni Azzaroli

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyHeliastraeidaeAlloiteau 1952
genusHeliastreaMilne Edwards and Haime 1857
speciesfarquharsoni(Latham 1929)

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.

†Heliastrea farquharsoni Latham 1929
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available