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Oulangia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae

Taxonomy
Oulangia was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1848) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R Sepkoski's reference number: 796]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Rhizangiidae by Wells (1956); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Oulangia Milne-Edwards and Haime
1956Oulangia Wells
2002Oulangia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyRhizangiidaed'Orbigny 1851
genusOulangiaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848

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.

G. Oulangia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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Oulangia gracilis Zuffardi-Comerci 1932
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-06 03:08:01
Modified: 2008-02-06 05:08:01
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Wells 1956, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Serravallian or 20.45000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Italy Coenocyathus gracilis, O. gracilis (70450)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France O. speyeri (70312)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63France O. gracilis (163846)
Serravallian - Langhian13.82 - 13.82France O. speyeri (163845)