Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Cnidaria - (Class) Anthozoa

Current position

Alcyonaria (Subclass)

Ref: E.E. Ruppert et al., 2004: 144.

Alternative positions

Alcyonaria (Class)
Anthozoa (Class) Ehrenberg, 1831	Ref: B.C. Das, 2007: 20.
Octocorallia (Subclass) Haeckel, 1866	Ref: J. van der Land & G.C. Williams, 2001: 105.
Octocorallia (Subclass) Haeckel, 1866

Historical positions

Anthozoa (Class) Ehrenberg, 1831	Ref: B.C. Das, 2007: 20.
Octocorallia (Subclass) Haeckel, 1866	Ref: D.G. Fautin, 2005: 26 Jan 2006.
Alcyonaria (Subclass)	Ref: E.E. Ruppert et al., 2004: 144, 146.
Anthozoa (Class) Ehrenberg, 1831	Ref: J.J. Sepkoski Jr., 2002: 50.
Octocorallia (Subclass) Haeckel, 1866	Ref: J. van der Land & G.C. Williams, 2001: 105.
Octocorallia (Subclass) Haeckel, 1866	Ref: R.C. Brusca & G.J. Brusca, 1990
Alcyonaria (Subclass)	Ref: D.F. Dunn, 1982: 691-692.
Octocorallia (Subclass) Haeckel, 1866	Ref: T.I. Storer et al., 1979

Number of Subtaxa

2024	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	14f;38g;17s; †2g;1s
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000	[14f;31g]
2005	D.G. Fautin: 26 Jan 2006	[14f;31g]
1982	D.F. Dunn	2so14f[35g]
1979	T.I. Storer et al.	~300s