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Pelagiidae

Scyphozoa - Semaeostomeae - Pelagiidae

Taxonomy
Pelagiidae was named by Gegenbaur (1856). It is extant. Its type is Pelagia.

It was assigned to Semaeostomatida by Bayer et al. (1956).

Subtaxa
Pelagia (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Pelagiidae Gegenbaur
1956Pelagiidae Bayer et al. p. F44

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
subphylumMedusozoa
classScyphozoaGoette 1887
RankNameAuthor
subclassDiscomedusaeHaeckel 1880
orderSemaeostomeae(Agassiz 1862)
familyPelagiidaeGegenbaur 1856
familyPelagiidaeGegenbaur 1856

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.

Fm. Pelagiidae Gegenbaur 1856
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G. Pelagia Peron and Lesueur 1809
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Vision: blindc
Created: 2010-02-15 05:15:41
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:15:41
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available