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Eunicella

Anthozoa - Plexauridae

Taxonomy
Eunicella was named by Verrill (1869). It is extant.

It was assigned to Plexauridae by Kocurko (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Eunicella Verrill
1993Eunicella Kocurko

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
RankNameAuthor
subclassOctocorallia
familyPlexauridae
genusEunicellaVerrill 1869

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. Eunicella Verrill 1869
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Diet 2: carnivoresubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-11 22:03:30
Modified: 2009-05-12 00:04:28
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 28.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) E. sp. (85067)