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Oculinidae
Taxonomy
Oculinidae was named by Gray (1847). It is extant.
It was assigned to Faviicae by Wells (1956); to Scleractinia by Squires (1999); and to Faviina by Baron-Szabo (2006), Garberoglio et al. (2020).
It was assigned to Faviicae by Wells (1956); to Scleractinia by Squires (1999); and to Faviina by Baron-Szabo (2006), Garberoglio et al. (2020).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1847 | Oculinidae Gray |
| 1956 | Oculinidae Wells |
| 1999 | Oculinidae Squires p. 13 |
| 2006 | Oculinidae Baron-Szabo p. 65 |
| 2020 | Oculinidae Garberoglio et al. p. 226 |
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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.
Fm. Oculinidae Gray 1847
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G. †Astrhelia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849
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†Astrhelia burnsi Vaughan 1900
†Astrhelia neglecta Vaughan 1900
Invalid names: Astrohelia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1857 [objective synonym]
G. †Bantamia Yabe and Eguchi 1943
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†Bantamia condocostata Squires 1958
†Bantamia gerthi Yabe and Eguchi 1943
†Bantamia hiraigaensis Eguchi 1951
†Bantamia tingriensis Wu 1975
Invalid names: Pseudoagatheria Eguchi 1951 [synonym]
G. †Ennallohelia
G. Madrepora Linne 1758
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Subg. †Madrepora (Amphihelia) Milne-Edwards and Haime 1857
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†Amphihelia alternans Gerth 1923
†Madrepora (Amphihelia) reflexa Montanaro 1929
†Madrepora bureaui Filliozat 1914
†Madrepora costata Filliozat 1914
†Madrepora granulata Tenison-Woods 1880
Madrepora kauaiensis Vaughan 1907
†Madrepora mississippiensis Conrad 1848
†Madrepora mitsukurii Niko et al. 2016
†Madrepora natchitochensis Vaughan 1900
Madrepora oculata Linnaeus 1758
Madrepora poculata Ellis and Solander 1786
Madrepora porcellana Moseley 1881
†Madrepora profunda Chevalier 1961
†Madrepora punctulata Conrad 1848
†Madrepora solida Nomland 1916
†Madrepora vasseuri Filliozat 1914
†Madrepora vicksburgensis Conrad 1848
Invalid names: Amphelia [synonym]
G. Oculina Gray 1847
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†Oculina alabamensis Vaughan 1900
†Oculina aldrichi Vaughan 1900
†Oculina antiqua de Gregorio 1930
†Oculina becki Nielsen 1922
†Oculina conferta Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
†Oculina diffusa Lamarck 1816
†Oculina harrisi Vaughan 1900
†Oculina hobleyi Thomas 1948
†Oculina nefrens Squires 1958
†Oculina neustriaca Michelin 1846
†Oculina oamaruensis Park 1917
†Oculina olssoni Wells 1941
†Oculina osiris Wanner 1902
†Oculina panzana Loel and Corey 1932
†Oculina parvistella Reuss 1871
†Oculina peruviana Vaughan 1922
Oculina robusta Pourtales 1871
†Oculina sarasotana Weisbord 1971
†Oculina singleyi Vaughan 1900
†Oculina smithi Vaughan 1900
†Oculina suprajurensis Etallon and Thurmann 1864
†Oculina umbellata Dennant 1904
Oculina valenciennesi Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
Oculina varicosa Lesueur 1820
†Oculina virgosa Squires 1958
†Oculina wagneriana Vaughan 1900
Invalid names: Coelohelia Vaughan 1900 [synonym]
Subfm. †Oculininae Gray 1847
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G. †Diplhelia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
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†Diplhelia complanata Gerth 1923
†Diplhelia moravica Quenstedt 1881
†Diplhelia quenstedti Chevalier 1961
Invalid names: Diplohelia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1857 [objective synonym]
G. †Haplohelia Reuss 1864
G. Petrophyllia Conrad 1855
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†Dendrophyllia (Petrophyllia) arkansensis Conrad 1855
†Petrophyllia clarki Vaughan 1927
†Petrophyllia dartoni Wells 1933
†Petrophyllia gardnerae Vaughan 1941
†Petrophyllia limonensis Vaughan 1919
Petrophyllia rediviva Wells and Alderslade 1979
†Petrophyllia remisovi Kuzmicheva 1987
†Petrophyllia vernonensis Vaughan 1941
†Petrophyllia weaveri Durham 1942
Invalid names: Archohelia Vaughan 1919 [synonym]
G. †Palaeohelia Alloiteau 1958
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†Palaeohelia albiensis Beauvais 1982
†Palaeohelia collignoni Alloiteau 1958
G. Schizoculina Wells 1937
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Schizoculina africana Thiel 1928
Schizoculina fissipara Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
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Invalid names: Cladangia carvalhoi Chevalier 1970 [synonym]
G. Sclerhelia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
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†Sclerhelia taurinensis Chevalier 1961
Invalid names: Sclerohelia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1857 [objective synonym]
Invalid names: Galaxeinae Vaughan and Wells 1943 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class | |||||
| References: Wells 1956, Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Wordian to the top of the Holocene or 266.90000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 264.28 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 264.28 Ma
Collections (219 total)
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wordian | Italy | Oculina antiqua (233340) | |
| Aptian | United Kingdom (England) | Oculina hobleyi (1838) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Japan (Iwate) | Pseudoagatheria hiraigaensis (91321) | |
| Early/Lower Albian | France (Haute-Normandie) | Palaeohelia albiensis (85334) | |
| Albian | New Zealand | Oculina nefrens (65662 88971) | |
| Middle Albian | USA (Texas) | Archohelia sp. (123308) | |
| Cenomanian | Madagascar (Mahajanga) | Palaeohelia collignoni (86508) | |
| Cenomanian | USA (New Mexico) | Archohelia dartoni (139002) | |
| Cenomanian | Portugal (LeirÃa) | Palaeohelia sp. (224530) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | USA (Arizona) | Archohelia dartoni (53343) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | Czechia | Palaeohelia collignoni (35105) | |
| Early/Lower Turonian | USA (New Mexico) | Archohelia dartoni (138964) | |
| Middle Turonian | USA (New Mexico) | Archohelia dartoni (23527) | |
| Turonian | New Zealand | Oculina nefrens (88967) | |
| Piripauan | New Zealand | Bantamia condocostata (88972) Oculina sp. (78400) | |
| Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Poland | Madrepora sp. (85309) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Poland | Madrepora sp. (27819 28079) | |
| Maastrichtian | Madagascar (Mahajanga) | Oculina osiris (86512) | |
| Danian | Spain | Oculina sp. (68902) | |
| Danian | Greenland | Oculina becki (22943 69604 69605) | |