Sphenotrochus (Sphenotrochus) ralphae

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]

Sphenotrochus (Sphenotrochus) ralphae
Specimen AM MA72724-2
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Subphylum:	Anthozoa
Class:	Hexacorallia
Order:	Scleractinia
Family:	Turbinoliidae
Genus:	Sphenotrochus
Species:	S. ralphae
Binomial name
Sphenotrochus ralphae Squires, 1964

The coral is known only from the North Island of New Zealand.^[1][3]