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Plexauridae

Anthozoa - Plexauridae

Taxonomy
Plexauridae is a family.

It was assigned to Octocorallia by Kocurko (1993).

Subtaxa
Eunicella

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Plexauridae Kocurko

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

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.

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G. Eunicella Verrill 1869
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: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 28.10000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 28.1 Ma

Collections: one only


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