IRMNG - Melithaeidae Gray, 1870

IRMNG taxon details

Melithaeidae Gray, 1870

IRMNG_ID

100501 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:100501)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Malacalcyonacea

Synonymised names

Melitodidae · unaccepted

Direct children (26)

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Genus Asperaxis Alderslade, 2006
Genus Iciligorgia Duchassaing, 1870
Genus Melithaea Milne Edwards, 1857
Genus Solenocaulon Gray, 1862
Genus Acabaria Gray, 1859 accepted as Melithaea Milne Edwards, 1857 (synonym)
Genus Aessa Gistl, 1848 (Unjustified (?) emendation)
Genus Clathraria Gray, 1859 accepted as Melithaea Milne Edwards, 1857 (synonym)
Genus Melitaea Lamarck, 1816 (Misspelling)
Genus Melitea Lamouroux, 1812
Genus Melithea Milne-Edwards, 1857 (Misspelling)
Genus Melitodes Verrill, 1864 accepted as Melithaea Milne Edwards, 1857 (synonym)
Genus Militaea Goldfuss, 1820 (Misspelling)
Genus Mopsella Gray, 1857 accepted as Melithaea Milne Edwards, 1857 (synonym)
Genus Pleurocoralloides Moroff, 1902 accepted as Melithaea Milne Edwards, 1857
Genus Semperina Kölliker, 1870 accepted as Iciligorgia Duchassaing, 1870 (synonym)
Genus Suberia Studer, 1879 accepted as Iciligorgia Duchassaing, 1870 (synonym)
Genus Wrightella Gray, 1870 accepted as Melithaea Milne Edwards, 1857 (synonym)
Genus Ametria Gistl, 1848 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Cillenia Gistl, 1848 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Anicella Gray, 1868 accepted as Melithaea Milne Edwards, 1857 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Birotulata Nutting, 1911 accepted as Melithaea Milne Edwards, 1857 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Leucoella Gray, 1870 accepted as Solenocaulon Gray, 1862 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Machaerigorgia Kükenthal, 1916 accepted as Alertigorgia Kükenthal, 1908 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Melitella Gray, 1859 accepted as Melithaea Milne Edwards, 1857 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Psilacabaria Ridley, 1884 accepted as Melithaea Milne Edwards, 1857 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Solenogorgia Genth, 1867 accepted as Solenocaulon Gray, 1862 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2024). Melithaeidae Gray, 1870. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=100501 on 2024-06-17

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-19 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

2024-06-06 05:54:27Z

changed

Rees, Tony

[taxonomic tree] [list species]

basis of record Hallan, J. (2000-2017). Biology Catalog (2012 version), http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (as at 2012). [details]

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details]

basis of record WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]

taxonomy source World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (2024 version). , available online at https://www.marinespecies.org/ [details]

current name source World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (2024 version). , available online at https://www.marinespecies.org/ [details]

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

From other sources

Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonaria (Subclass) > Gorgonacea (Order) > Scieraxonia (Suborder) > Melithaeidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Anthozoans, marine (characteristic of class) (Parker). Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): M; stratigraphic range: Palaeocene (Danian)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]

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