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Oculinidae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oculinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Oculinidae Gray
1956Oculinidae Wells
1999Oculinidae Squires p. 13
2006Oculinidae Baron-Szabo p. 65

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

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
Invalid names: Pseudoagatheria Eguchi 1951 [synonym]
G. Bathelia Moseley 1881
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Bathelia candida Moseley 1881
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 bureaui Filliozat 1914
Madrepora costata Filliozat 1914
Madrepora granulata Tenison-Woods 1880
Madrepora kauaiensis Vaughan 1907
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 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]
Subfm. †Oculininae Gray 1847
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G. Cyathelia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849
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Cyathohelia axillaris Ellis and Solander 1786
G. †Diblasus Lonsdale 1850
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Diblasus grevensis Lonsdale 1850
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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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 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
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
Comments: Some species with photosymbionts (WK)f
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 2008, Kiessling 2004, Wells 1956

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Wordian to the top of the Holocene or 268.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 265.1 Ma

Collections (218 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian268.8 - 265.1Italy Oculina antiqua (233340)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0United Kingdom (England) Oculina hobleyi (1838)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 112.03Japan (Iwate) Pseudoagatheria hiraigaensis (91321)
Albian113.0 - 100.5New Zealand Oculina nefrens (65662 88971)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0France (Haute-Normandie) Palaeohelia albiensis (85334)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3USA (Texas) Archohelia sp. (123308)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (New Mexico) Archohelia dartoni (139002)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Portugal (Leiría) Palaeohelia sp. (224530)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Madagascar (Mahajanga) Palaeohelia collignoni (86508)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Czech Republic Palaeohelia collignoni (35105)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Arizona) Archohelia dartoni (53343)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8New Zealand Oculina nefrens (88967)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (New Mexico) Archohelia dartoni (138964)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (New Mexico) Archohelia dartoni (23527)
Piripauan85.8 - 83.5New Zealand Bantamia condocostata (88972) Oculina sp. (78400)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Madagascar (Mahajanga) Oculina osiris (86512)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Poland Madrepora sp. (85309)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Poland Madrepora sp. (27819 28079)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Antarctica Madrepora sobral (11305 86249)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Alabama) Oculina smithi (2859)