Bold ranks show taxa that will be shown in taxoboxes
because rank is principal or always_display=yes.
| Ancestral taxa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domain: | Eukaryota | [Taxonomy; edit] | |
| Clade: | Podiata | [Taxonomy; edit] | |
| Clade: | Amorphea | [Taxonomy; edit] | |
| Clade: | Obazoa | [Taxonomy; edit] | |
| Clade: | Opisthokonta | [Taxonomy; edit] | |
| Clade: | Holozoa | [Taxonomy; edit] | |
| Clade: | Filozoa | [Taxonomy; edit] | |
| Clade: | Choanozoa | [Taxonomy; edit] | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | [Taxonomy; edit] | |
| Subkingdom: | Eumetazoa | [Taxonomy; edit] | |
| Clade: | ParaHoxozoa | [Taxonomy; edit] | |
| Clade: | Planulozoa | [Taxonomy; edit] | |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria | [Taxonomy; edit] | |
| Subphylum: | Anthozoa | [Taxonomy; edit] | |
| Class: | Octocorallia | [Taxonomy; edit] | |
| Order: | Scleralcyonacea | [Taxonomy; edit] | |
| Superfamily: | Pennatuloidea | [Taxonomy; edit] | |
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| Parent: | Scleralcyonacea [Taxonomy; edit] |
| Rank: | superfamilia (displays as Superfamily) |
| Link: | Sea pen|Pennatuloidea(links to Sea pen) |
| Extinct: | no |
| Always displayed: | no |
| Taxonomic references: | World List of Octocorallia. McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (eds.). "Scleralcyonacea". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 7 September 2025. |
| Parent's taxonomic references: | McFadden CS, Cordeiro R, Samimi-Namin K, Hoeksema BW, Williams G, van Ofwegen LP, eds. (2026). "Scleralcyonacea". World List of Octocorallia. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 16 April 2026. |