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Gorgonacea (gorgonian)
Taxonomy
Gorgonacea was named by Lamouroux (1816). It is extant.
It was assigned to Anthozoa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Octocorallia by Squires (1999) and Bambach et al. (2007).
It was assigned to Anthozoa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Octocorallia by Squires (1999) and Bambach et al. (2007).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1816 | Gorgonacea Lamouroux |
| 1999 | Gorgonacea Squires p. 9 |
| 2002 | Gorgonida Sepkoski |
| 2007 | Gorgonacea Bambach et al. p. S7 |
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Or. Gorgonacea Lamouroux 1816 [gorgonian]
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G. †Coptocampylodon
G. Corallium Marsigli 1766
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†Corallium elegantum Kuzmicheva 1987
†Corallium pallidum Michelin 1842
G. †Eogorgia Hickson 1938
G. Melithaea
G. †Moltkia
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†Moltkia advena Squires 1958
†Moltkia foveolata Reuss 1846
†Moltkia minuta Nielsen 1918
G. †Paramoltkia
Fm. †Parisididae Aurivillius 1931
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G. Parisis
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†Parisis batequensis Squires and Demetrion 1992
†Parisis brevis d'Achiardi 1868
†Parisis erratica Voigt 1958
†Parisis melitensis Goldfuss 1827
†Parisis miranda Pocta 1887
†Parisis steenstrupi Nielsen 1913
†Parisis vertebralis Hennig 1899
G. †Petilavenula Cope 2005
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†Petilavenula surculosa Cope 2005
†Petilavenula varifurcata Cope 2005
G. Primnoa
G. Verrucella
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available