Oculina becki Nielsen 1922 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oculinidae

Alternative combination: Amfihelia becki

Belongs to Oculina according to R. Baron-Szabo 2006

Sister taxa: Oculina alabamensis, Oculina aldrichi, Oculina antiqua, Oculina conferta, Oculina diffusa, Oculina harrisi, Oculina hobleyi, Oculina nefrens, Oculina oamaruensis, Oculina olssoni, Oculina osiris, Oculina panzana, Oculina parvistella, Oculina peruviana, Oculina robusta, Oculina sarasotana, Oculina singleyi, Oculina smithi, Oculina umbellata, Oculina valenciennesi, Oculina varicosa, Oculina virgosa, Oculina wagneriana

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Denmark (8 collections), Greenland (6), Slovenia (1)

Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence

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