Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oculinidae
Full reference: D. F. Squires. 1958. The Cretaceous and Tertiary corals of New Zealand. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 29:1-107
Belongs to Oculina according to D. F. Squires 1958
Sister taxa: Oculina alabamensis, Oculina aldrichi, Oculina antiqua, Oculina becki, Oculina conferta, Oculina diffusa, Oculina harrisi, Oculina hobleyi, 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
Type specimen: Its type locality is S35/557 Sawpit Gulley, which is in a Turonian marine horizon in New Zealand
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of New Zealand (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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