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Circophyllia farquharsoni

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae

Taxonomy
Circophyllia 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.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Circophyllia farquharsoni Latham

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyMussidaeOrtmann 1890
genusCircophylliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesfarquharsoniLatham 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.

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Diagnosis
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