Orbicella franksi
creator: Hoeksema, Bert
date: 2026-08-24
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Orbicella franksi (Gregory, 1895)
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S.; Samimi-Namin, K. (2026). World List of Scleractinia. Orbicella franksi (Gregory, 1895). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=758262 on 2026-08-24
created: 2014-03-16T14:26:33Z
modified: 2022-07-31T19:18:34Z
replaces: 1369622
replaces: 287964
replaces: 1594087
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Orbicella franksi (Gregory, 1895)
class: Hexacorallia
family: Merulinidae
genus: Orbicella
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Gregory JW. (1895). Contribution to the paleontology and physical geology of the West Indies. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London. 51: 255-312, pl. 11.
name published in year: 1895
order: Scleractinia
parent name usage ID: 758259
phylum: Cnidaria
scientific name authorship: (Gregory, 1895)
specific epithet: franksi
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted