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Petilavenula

Anthozoa - Gorgonacea

Taxonomy
Petilavenula was named by Cope (2005). It is not extant. Its type is Petilavenula varifurcata.

It was assigned to Gorgonida by Cope (2005).

Species
P. surculosa, P. varifurcata (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Petilavenula Cope

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

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. †Petilavenula Cope 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available