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Oculina virgosa

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oculinidae

Taxonomy
Oculina virgosa was named by Squires (1958). Its type locality is N28, GS 1285 Coral Point, Kaipara, which is in an Altonian perireef or subreef limestone in New Zealand.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. floridana, O. remondi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Oculina virgosa Squires

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyOculinidaeGray 1847
genusOculinaGray 1847
speciesvirgosa

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Oculina virgosa Squires 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available