Anthoptilidae is a family of
sea pen
Sea pens are marine cnidarians belonging to the superfamily Pennatuloidea, which are colony-forming benthic filter feeders within the order Scleralcyonacea. There are 14 families within the order and 35 extant genera, and it is estimated a ...
s belonging to the suborder
Sessiliflorae.
Genera:
* ''
Anthoptilum''
Kölliker, 1880
* ''
Benthoptillum''
Verrill, 1885
References
Pennatulacea
Cnidarian families
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