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Nephthea

Anthozoa - Alcyonacea

Taxonomy
Nephthea was named by Audouin (1826) [Sepkoski's age data: J Hett R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Alcyonacea by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Nephthea Audouin
2002Nephthea Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
RankNameAuthor
subclassOctocorallia
orderAlcyonaceaLamouroux 1816
genusNephtheaAudouin 1826

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. Nephthea Audouin 1826
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available