Oculina neustriaca Michelin 1846 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oculinidae

Full reference: H. Michelin. 1846. Iconographie Zoophytologique, description par localités et terrains des polypiers fossiles de France et pays environnants (6). 185-248

Belongs to Oculina according to A. d'Orbigny 1850

Sister taxa: Oculina alabamensis, Oculina aldrichi, Oculina antiqua, Oculina becki, Oculina conferta, Oculina diffusa, 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 suprajurensis, Oculina umbellata, Oculina valenciennesi, Oculina varicosa, Oculina virgosa, Oculina wagneriana

Type specimen: syntypes MNHN.F.M00170, a partial skeleton

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Oculina neustriaca in the database

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