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Schizoculina

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oculinidae

Taxonomy
Schizoculina was named by Wells (1937) [m. kosnik taxon no: 11100]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Oculinidae by Veron (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Schizoculina Wells
2000Schizoculina Veron

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyOculinidaeGray 1847
genusSchizoculinaWells 1937

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. Schizoculina Wells 1937
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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

Maximum range based only on fossils: Middle Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.129 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Angola Cladangia carvalhoi (73805)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Cape Verde S. africana (92708)