Veretillidae

Veretillidae
Cavernularia obesa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Anthozoa
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Scleralcyonacea
Superfamily: Pennatuloidea
Family: Veretillidae
Herklots, 1858
Genera
6, see text

Veretillidae is a family of sea pens.

Phylogeny

Veretillum cynomorium

The cladogram is as follows:

Veretillidae
Veretillum
(Cuvier, 1798)

Amphibelemnon (López-González, Gili & Williams, 2000)

Bensonularia † (Hamilton, 1958)

Cavernularia (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850)

Cavernulina (Kükenthal & Broch, 1911)

Lituaria (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850)

References

  1. ↑ Notices pour servir à l’étude des Polypiers Nageurs ou Pennatulides. J.A. Herklots, Journal Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde, 1858, Volume 7, Issue 1, Pages 1-30
  2. ↑ The pennatulacean genus Cavernularia Valenciennes (Octocorallia: Veretillidae). Gary C. Williams, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, April 1989, Volume 95, Issue 4, pages 285–310, doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1989.tb02313.x
  3. ↑ Bánki, Olaf; et al. (2026). "Catalogue of Life". Catalogue of Life Foundation. doi:10.48580/dgz9s.
  4. ↑ Cordeiro, R.; McFadden, C.; van Ofwegen, L.; Williams, G. (2019). World List of Octocorallia. Veretillum Cuvier, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=128501 on 2019-12-09