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Oculina

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oculinidae

Taxonomy
Oculina was named by Gray (1847) [Sepkoski's age data: K Turo R Sepkoski's reference number: 844]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Oculinidae by Wells (1941) and Baron-Szabo (2006).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Oculina Gray
1900Coelohelia Vaughan
1941Oculina Wells p. 312
2002Oculina Sepkoski
2006Oculina Baron-Szabo p. 65

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

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. 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 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 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]
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, Kiessling 2008, Wells 1956

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

Collections (91 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy O. antiqua (233340)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0United Kingdom (England) O. hobleyi (1838)
Albian113.0 - 100.5New Zealand O. nefrens (65662 88971)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8New Zealand O. nefrens (88967)
Piripauan85.8 - 83.5New Zealand O. sp. (78400)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Madagascar (Mahajanga) O. osiris (86512)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Spain O. sp. (68902)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Greenland O. becki (22943 69604 69605)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Denmark O. becki (34629 226845 226846 226856 226859 226861 226867 226868)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Egypt O. osiris (86950)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Alabama) O. smithi (2859)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Iran (Nehbandan) O. conferta (233245)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Alabama) O. smithi (87802)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Iran (Sistan and Baluchestan) O. conferta (233244)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Iran (South central Iran) O. conferta (233247)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2USA (Alabama) O. alabamensis (86175)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Greenland O. becki (22944 22945 69608)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0USA (Alabama) O. alabamensis (80367)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Slovenia (Slovenia) O. becki, O. conferta (80825) O. conferta (79288 79293 80827 80828)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Coelohelia wagneriana (87829) O. alabamensis (80495 87827) O. sp. (34652)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Slovakia (Trencin) O. sp. (216103)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Iran (Liam) O. sp. (214676)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Egypt O. sp. (34686)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (South Carolina) Coelohelia wagneriana (92465)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (Texas) O. singleyi (88089)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Peru (Piura) O. olssoni (86942) O. peruviana (86943)
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand O. oamaruensis (89075)
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand O. oamaruensis (89082)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Florida) O. floridana (3570)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) O. conferta (42643)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) O. aldrichi (88147) O. harrisi (88146)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Australia (South Australia) O. umbellata (122540)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Jamaica O. sp. A, O. sp. B (69725)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France O. sp. (163836)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand O. oamaruensis (89031)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (Otago) O. oamaruensis (85548)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand O. oamaruensis (89079)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (North Island) O. virgosa (176737)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97New Zealand O. sp. (146597)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand O. virgosa (85531 89136)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (Auckland) O. virgosa (85526 85527 85528 85529 85530 85534 85536)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Papua New Guinea (East New Britain) O. sp. (124823)
Middle Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene15.97 - 3.6Chile (Copiapó) O. remondi (222872)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland O. parvistella (123733)
Waiauan13.05 - 11.04New Zealand O. virgosa (89083)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy O. sp. (27549 27550)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (Florida) O. sarasotana (35026)
Opoitian5.333 - 3.6New Zealand O. virgosa (89084)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Chile (Huasco) O. remondi (223686)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) O. sarasotana (85448) O. sarasotana, O. diffusa (123549)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781USA (Florida) O. sarasotana, O. diffusa (85449)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama O. diffusa, O. varicosa (124662)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Dominican Republic O. valenciennesi (75419 75422)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) O. diffusa (85455)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Cayman Islands (Grand Cayman) O. diffusa (103527)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Bermuda O. sp. (89150)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) O. robusta (34269)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Dominican Republic O. diffusa (97553 97554)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) O. diffusa (97610)