List of prehistoric octocorals

This list of prehistoric octocorals is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all genera that have ever been included in the octocorallia, excluding purely vernacular terms. The list includes all commonly accepted genera, but also genera that are now considered invalid, doubtful (nomina dubia), or were not formally published (nomina nuda), as well as junior synonyms of more established names, and genera that are no longer considered octocorals.

The list includes ## genera.

Naming conventions and terminology

Naming conventions and terminology follow the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Technical terms used include:

List

Genus Status Age Location Description Images
Valid.
  1. Paleocene.[1]
  2. Present.[1]
A melitodid
A modern Corallium species.
  • Atractosella[1]
Valid.
  1. Llandovery.[1]
  2. Wenlock.[1]
  • Axogaster[1]
Valid.
  1. Late Cretaceous.[1]
  • Coptocampylodon[1]
Valid.
  1. Early Cretaceous.[1]
Valid.
  1. Early Cretaceous.[1]
  • Eogorgia[1]
Valid.
  1. Eocene.[1]
Valid.
  1. Early Cretaceous.[1]
  2. Present.[1]
  • Glyptosceptron[1]
Valid.
  1. Late Cretaceous.[1]
  • Gorgonoid[1]
Valid.
  1. Eocene.[1]
  • Graphularia[1]
Valid.
  1. Late Cretaceous.[1]
  2. Eocene.[1]
Valid.
  1. Late Cretaceous.[1]
  2. Present.[1]
Valid.
  1. Late Cretaceous.[1]
  2. Present.[1]
  • Kaluginella[1]
Valid.
  1. Paleocene.[1]
  • Krimella[1]
Valid.
  1. Late Cretaceous.[1]
Valid.
  1. Paleocene.[1]
  2. Present.[1]
  • Moltkia[1]
Valid.
  1. Late Cretaceous.[1]
  2. Paleocene.[1]
Valid.
  1. Eocene.[1]
  2. Present.[1]
Valid.
  1. Early Jurassic.[1]
  2. Present.[1]
Valid.
  1. Late Cretaceous.[1]
Valid.
  1. Late Cretaceous.[1]
  2. Present.[1]
  • Octotremacis[1]
Valid.
  1. Miocene.[1]
  • Pachysceptron[1]
Valid.
  1. Cenozoic era.[1]

A sea pen that lived and became extinct at an indeterminant time in the Cenozoic era.

  • Palaeosceptron[1]
Valid.
  1. Late Cretaceous.[1]
  • Paramoltkia[1]
Valid.
  1. Late Cretaceous.[1]
  • Parapolytremacis[1]
Valid.
  1. Late Cretaceous.[1]
  2. Eocene.[1]
Valid.
  1. Late Cretaceous.[1]
  2. Present.[1]
  • Pavonaria[1]
Valid.
  1. Late Cretaceous.[1]
  2. Paleocene.[1]
  • Polytremacis[1]
Valid.
  1. Early Cretaceous.[1]
  2. Oligocene.[1]
Valid.
  1. Late Cretaceous.[1]
  2. Present.[1]
Valid.
  1. Late Triassic.[1]
  • Proheliopora[1]
Valid.
  1. Early Cretaceous.[1]
  • Pseudopolytremacis[1]
Valid.
  1. Early Cretaceous.[1]
Valid.
  1. Eocene.[1]
  2. Present.[1]
  • Scyphopodium[1]
Valid.
  1. Pleistocene.[1]
  2. Present.[1]
Valid.
  1. Miocene.[1]
  2. Present.[1]
  • Verrucella[1]
Valid.
  1. Paleocene.[1]
  2. Present.[1]
Valid.
  1. Early Cretaceous.[1]
  2. Present.[1]

References

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