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Oculina diffusa

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oculinidae

Taxonomy
Oculina diffusa was named by Lamarck (1816).

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
1816Oculina diffusa Lamarck

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyOculinidaeGray 1847
genusOculinaGray 1847
speciesdiffusaLamarck 1816

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 diffusa Lamarck 1816
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Architecture: compact or denseg
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:26:25
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:26:25
Source: g = genus, f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004, Wells 1956

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 3.60000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (Florida) Oculina diffusa (123549)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.774USA (Florida) Oculina diffusa (85449)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Panama Oculina diffusa (124662)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Oculina diffusa (85455)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Cayman Islands (Grand Cayman) Oculina diffusa (103527)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) Oculina diffusa (97610)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Dominican Republic Oculina diffusa (97553 97554)