Euphyllia spheniscus Dana, 1846: 160–161, pl. 6, figs. 1a–c.
Flabellum affine Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848a: 274, pl. 8, fig. 10 (Qld).– Tenison-Woods, 1878b: 310–311 (Qld).– Squires, 1961: 18 (listed).
Flabellum rubrum.– Folkeson, 1919: 4–5 (in part: specimen 1, WA).
Truncatoflabellum spheniscus.– Cairns, 1989a: 65–66, pl. 32g –k (Qld, WA, description, synonymy, tabular key).– Cairns, 1994: 76 (synonymy).–Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997: 165–167 (in part: not fig. 23a,b, not specimens from Akademik Oparin or Hakuho Maru, NT).– Cairns, 1998: 399 (WA).
New record. QUEENSLAND: 20°03'S 148°15'E (Abbot Bay), depth and date unknown, 2, AM G7026.
Types. Four syntypes of F. spheniscus are deposited at USNM. Type Locality: Singapore, 3–6 m.
The holotype of F. affine is presumed to be lost (Cairns, 1989a). Type Locality: Sir Charles-Hardy Island, Blackwood Channel, Queensland, depth unknown.