Chrysogorgiidae

Chrysogorgiidae is a family of soft corals in the suborder Calcaxonia. So far, the only fossil record for the family are specimens tentatively identified as Radicipes sp. from Oligocene deep-water strata in western Washington State, USA.

Chrysogorgiidae
Chrysogorgia sp.
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Alcyonacea
Suborder: Calcaxonia
Family: Chrysogorgiidae
Verrill, 1883
Genera
  • Chalcogorgia
  • Chrysogorgia
  • Distichogorgia
  • Flagelligorgia
  • Helicogorgia
  • Iridogorgia
  • Metallogorgia
  • Pleurogorgia
  • Pseudochrysogorgia
  • Radicipes
  • Rhodaniridogorgia
  • Stephanogorgia
  • Trichogorgia
  • Xenogorgia
Synonyms
  • Dasygorgidae Studer, 1887
  • Malacogorgiidae Hickson, 1904

References
    • Bayer, F.M. and K.M. Muzik. 1976. New genera and species of the holaxonian family Chrysogorgiidae (Octocorallia: Gorgonacea). Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 50: 65–90.

    Goedert, J.L., L.S. Guthrie, and S. Kiel. 2022. Octocorals (Alcyonacea and Pennatulacea) from Paleogene deep-water strata in western Washington State, USA. Journal of Paleontology 96: 539–551.


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