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Eogorgia

Anthozoa - Gorgonacea

Taxonomy
Eogorgia was named by Hickson (1938) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Gorgonida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Eogorgia Hickson
2002Eogorgia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
RankNameAuthor
subclassOctocorallia
orderGorgonaceaLamouroux 1816
genusEogorgiaHickson 1938

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. †Eogorgia Hickson 1938
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-11 22:09:29
Modified: 2009-05-12 00:09:29
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007
Collections
No collection or age range data are available