Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oculinidae
Belongs to Oculina according to Lamarck 1816
Sister taxa: Oculina alabamensis, Oculina aldrichi, Oculina antiqua, Oculina becki, Oculina conferta, Oculina harrisi, Oculina hobleyi, Oculina nefrens, Oculina oamaruensis, Oculina olssoni, Oculina osiris, Oculina panzana, Oculina parvistella, Oculina peruviana, Oculina robusta, Oculina sarasotana, Oculina singleyi, Oculina smithi, Oculina umbellata, Oculina valenciennesi, Oculina varicosa, Oculina virgosa, Oculina wagneriana
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Cayman Islands (1 collection), the Dominican Republic (2), Panama (1), United States (2: Florida)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: Florida)
• Pliocene of United States (1: Florida)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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