Glyphastraea

Duncan, 1887, p.29

Glyphastraea Duncan, 1887, p.29 is a junior synonym (available and invalid), see Septastrea Orbigny, 1849, p. 9.

Type Species

Septastraea forbesi Milne Edwards and Haime, 1849, p.164; Original Designation Duncan, 1887:29

Type Specimen: Holotype; NHMUK ; Verified; Dry Preserved

Type Locality: Maryland (Neogene)

See also - Hinde GJ 1888. On the history and characters of the genus Septastraea d'Orbigny (1849) and the identity of its type species with that of Glyphastraea Duncan (1887). Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 174: 200-227, pl.9.

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