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Schizoculina fissipara

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oculinidae

Taxonomy
Oculina fissipara was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1850). It is extant.

It was recombined as Schizoculina fissipara by Kiessling (2014).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Oculina fissipara Milne-Edwards and Haime
1970Cladangia carvalhoi Chevalier
2014Schizoculina fissipara Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyOculinidaeGray 1847
genusSchizoculinaWells 1937
speciesfissipara(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)

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.

Schizoculina fissipara Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
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Invalid names: Cladangia carvalhoi Chevalier 1970 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-12-22 01:24:35
Modified: 2008-12-22 03:24:35
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008, Wells 1956

Age range: Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Angola Cladangia carvalhoi (73805)