| Flabellum Temporal range: Cretaceous—Present [1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Family: | Flabellidae |
| Genus: | Flabellum Lesson, 1831 |
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Flabellum is a genus of marine corals belonging to the family Flabellidae. These are a diverse group of azooxanthellate corals with about 190 species, 47 of which are extant. They are exclusively solitary corals and many are deep water species.[2]
- ^ Paleobiology Database
- ^ Henry, L.V.; Torres, Joseph J. (2013). "Metabolism of an Antarctic solitary coral, Flabellum impensum" (PDF). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 449: 17–21. doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2013.08.010.