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Axogaster

Anthozoa - Gorgonacea

Taxonomy
Axogaster was named by Lonsdale (1850) [Sepkoski's age data: K Sn]. Its type is Axogaster cretacea.

It was assigned to Gorgonida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
A. cretacea (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Axogaster Lonsdale p. 257
2002Axogaster Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
RankNameAuthor
subclassOctocorallia
orderGorgonaceaLamouroux 1816
genusAxogaster

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Axogaster Lonsdale 1850
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Axogaster cretacea Lonsdale 1850
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available