Prionastrea

Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848, p. 495

Prionastrea Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848, p. 495 is a junior synonym (available and invalid), see Favites Link, 1807, p. 162.

Astrea abdita Lamarck, 1816, p. 265; Original Designation Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848, p. 495

Type Specimen: Unknown; ; Not Traced; Unknown

Type Locality: "Habite probablement les mers des Grandes-Indes" (Recent)

Lamarck (1816) indicates that this species is the same as Madrepora abdita Ellis and Solander. This species is also the type species of Favites.

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This version was contributed by Ann Budd on 13-Sep-2013 00:56.

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The editor is: Ann Budd