Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oculinidae
Full reference: J. W. Wells. 1941. Cretaceous and Eocene corals from northwestern Peru. Bulletins of American Paleontology 98(26):1-26
Belongs to Oculina according to J. W. Wells 1941
Sister taxa: Oculina alabamensis, Oculina aldrichi, Oculina antiqua, Oculina becki, Oculina conferta, Oculina diffusa, Oculina harrisi, Oculina hobleyi, Oculina nefrens, Oculina oamaruensis, 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
Type specimen: Its type locality is Negritos, Basal Restin, which is in an Eocene marine horizon in the Restin Formation of Peru
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Negritos, Basal Restin
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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