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Octocorallia
Taxonomy
Octocorallia was named by Haeckel (1866) [m. kosnik taxon no: 11198]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Anthozoa by Squires (1999), Veron (2000), McFadden et al. (2021) and Goedert et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Anthozoa by Squires (1999), Veron (2000), McFadden et al. (2021) and Goedert et al. (2022).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1866 | Octocorallia Haeckel p. LIV |
| 1999 | Octocorallia Squires p. 9 |
| 2000 | Octocorallia Veron p. 404 |
| 2021 | Octocorallia McFadden et al. p. 637 |
| 2022 | Octocorallia Goedert et al. |
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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.
Subcl. Octocorallia Haeckel 1866
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Or. Alcyonacea Lamouroux 1816
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G. Nephthea Audouin 1826
G. †Nephtya
G. Ellisella Gray 1858
Or. Gorgonacea Lamouroux 1816 [gorgonian]
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G. †Coptocampylodon
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. Primnoa
G. Verrucella
Or. Helioporacea
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G. Epiphaxum Lonsdale 1850
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†Epiphaxum arbuscula Lozouet and Molodtsova 2008
†Epiphaxum auloporoides Lonsdale 1850
†Epiphaxum labyrinthicum Wells 1932
G. Heliopora
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†Heliopora bennetti Wells 1934
†Heliopora boettgeri Fritsch 1874
†Heliopora lusanovkaensis Kuzmicheva 1975
†Heliopora mexicanae Frost and Langenheim, Jr. 1974
†Heliopora sparsipora Felix 1921
†Heliopora stewarti Budd et al. 1992
Fm. †Helioporidae Moseley 1876
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G. †Acropsammia Gerth 1933
G. †Javanopora
G. †Parapolytremacis Alloiteau 1957
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†Parapolytremacis alloiteaui Alloiteau and Tissier 1958
†Parapolytremacis bellardii Haime 1852
†Parapolytremacis septifera Gregory 1990
G. †Pseudopolytremacis Morycowa 1971
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†Pseudopolytremacis japonica Eguchi 1948
†Pseudopolytremacis paliformis Löser 1993
†Pseudopolytremacis spinoseptata Morycowa 1971
Invalid names: Proheliopora [synonym]
G. †Octotremacis
G. †Polytremacis
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†Polytremacis blainvillei Michelin 1841
†Polytremacis hancockensis Wells 1932
†Polytremacis lindstroemi Remes 1898
†Polytremacis partschi Reuss 1854
†Polytremacis tehuacanensis Felix 1891
†Polytremacis tenera Trauth 1911
†Polytremacis urgonensis Koby 1895
Or. Pennatulacea [sea pen]
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G. †Graphularia
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†Graphularia longissima Squires 1958
†Graphularia quadrata Voigt 1958
†Graphularia robinae McCoy 1877
†Graphularia salisburgensis Traub 1938
†Graphularia sasai Yabe 1955
†Graphularia wetherelli Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
G. †Pachysceptron
G. †Palaeosceptron
G. †Pavonaria
G. †Prographularia
G. Pteroeides
G. Virgularia
G. †Trachypsammia Gerth 1922
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†Trachypsammia dendroides Gerth 1922
†Trachypsammia mediterranea Montanaro Gallitelli 1954
†Trachypsammia xizangensis Lin 1984
Fm. †Waiparaconidae Buckeridge 1993
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G. †Waiparaconus Buckeridge 1983
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†Waiparaconus zelandicus Withers 1951
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Invalid names: Euscalpellum antarcticum Withers 1951 [synonym], Euscalpellum crassissimum Withers 1951 [synonym]
Invalid names: Coenothecalia Bourne 1900 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Delamaran to the top of the Holocene or 513.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 505.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 505.0 Ma
Collections (298 total)
Oldest occurrences | |||
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Delamaran | Canada (British Columbia) | Echmatocrinus brachiatus (84423 84424) | |
| St Davids | Canada (British Columbia) | Echmatocrinus sp. (215) | |
| Moridunian | United Kingdom (Wales) | Petilavenula varifurcata (87601) | |
| Whitlandian | United Kingdom (Wales) | Petilavenula surculosa (87603) | |
| Fennian | United Kingdom (Wales) | Pennalina crossi (87604) Pennalina sp. A (87605) | |
| Artinskian - Kungurian | Indonesia | Trachypsammia dendroides (39614) | |
| Roadian - Wordian | Indonesia | Trachypsammia dendroides (39608) | |
| Wordian | Italy | Trachypsammia mediterranea (113433) | |
| Wordian - Capitanian | China (Xizang) | Trachypsammia dendroides, Trachypsammia xizangensis (131044) Trachypsammia xizangensis (131045) | |
| Rhaetian | Germany (Bavaria) | Coptocampylodon rhaeticus (66975) | |
| Late/Upper Oxfordian - Valanginian | China (Xizang) | Polytremacis sp. (61414) | |
| Early/Lower Berriasian | Romania (Bicaz Gorges) | Carpathoporella sp. (138717) | |
| Early/Lower Hauterivian | Spain | Carpathoporella fontis (34748) | |
| Hauterivian | France | Carpathoporella occidentalis (149807) | |
| Early/Lower Barremian | Turkmenistan | Pseudopolytremacis urgonensis (91688) | |
| Late/Upper Barremian | France | Pseudopolytremacis japonica (65198 65199 65200) | |
| Barremian | France | Carpathoporella occidentalis (149337) | |
| Barremian | Ukraine | Polytremacis sp., Carpathoporella fontis (67457) | |
| Barremian | Mexico (Puebla) | Polytremacis tehuacanensis (89865) | |
| Barremian | Poland | Polytremacis edwardsana (67122) Polytremacis sp. (64118) | |