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Actinioidea

Anthozoa - Actiniaria

Taxonomy
Actinioidea was named by Rafinesque (1815). It is extant.

It was assigned to Enthemonae by DiMartino et al. (2017).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Actinioidea Rafinesque
2017Actinioidea DiMartino et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderActiniaria
suborderEnthemonaeRodríguez and Daly 2014
superfamilyActinioideaRafinesque 1815
superfamilyActinioideaRafinesque 1815

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.

Superfm. Actinioidea Rafinesque 1815
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Fm. Heteractidae Andres 1883
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G. Heteractis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-09 13:21:53
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:22:14
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available