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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

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
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 2004, Wells 1956, Kiessling 2008

Age range: base of the Otaian to the top of the Opoitian or 21.70000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (North Island) Oculina virgosa (176737)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand Oculina virgosa (85531 89136)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (Auckland) Oculina virgosa (85526 85527 85528 85529 85530 85534 type locality: 85536)
Waiauan13.05 - 11.04New Zealand Oculina virgosa (89083)
Opoitian5.333 - 3.6New Zealand Oculina virgosa (89084)