Sphenotrochus (Sphenotrochus) ralphae
| Sphenotrochus (Sphenotrochus) ralphae | |
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| Specimen AM MA72724-2 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Subphylum: | Anthozoa |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Family: | Turbinoliidae |
| Genus: | Sphenotrochus |
| Species: | S. ralphae
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphenotrochus ralphae Squires, 1964
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Sphenotrochus ralphae is a species of stony coral belonging to the family Turbinoliidae,[1] It belongs to the subgenus Sphenotrochus of the genus, Sphenotrochus.[2] and was first described in 1964 by the American zoologist, Donald Fleming Squires,[2][3] from a specimen trawled at 44 m depth, between Tryphena Harbour and Cape Barrier in New Zealand.[3] The species epithet, ralphae, honours New Zealand marine biologist, Pat Ralph.[3]
The coral is known only from the North Island of New Zealand.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b "Sphenotrochus ralphae Squires, 1964". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Sphenotrochus (Sphenotrochus) ralphae Squires, 1964". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ a b c d Donald Fleming Squires (1964). "New Stony Corals (Scleractinia) from Northeastern New Zealand". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 6: 1–9. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906109. Wikidata Q58676791.
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