Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oculinidae
Full reference: W. Loel and W. H. Corey. 1932. The Vaqueros Formation, Lower Miocene of California. I. Paleontology. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 22(3):31-410
Belongs to Oculina according to W. Loel and W. H. Corey 1932
Sister taxa: Oculina alabamensis, Oculina aldrichi, Oculina becki, Oculina conferta, Oculina diffusa, Oculina harrisi, Oculina hobleyi, Oculina nefrens, Oculina neustriaca, Oculina oamaruensis, Oculina olssoni, Oculina osiris, Oculina parvistella, Oculina peruviana, Oculina robusta, Oculina sarasotana, Oculina singleyi, Oculina smithi, Oculina suprajurensis, Oculina umbellata, Oculina valenciennesi, Oculina varicosa, Oculina virgosa, Oculina wagneriana
Type specimen: UCMP 31859, 31860, 31861 (plesiotypes). Its type locality is UCMP loc. A500, Carrizo Creek, foothills of La Panza Range, which is in a Miocene coastal siliciclastic in the Vaqueros Formation of California.
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at UCMP loc. A500, Carrizo Creek, foothills of La Panza Range
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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