Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Full reference: D. Turnsek and A. Kosir. 2004. Bacarella vipavica n. gen., n. sp. (Anthozoa, Scleractinia) from reefal blocks in Lower Eocene carbonate megabeds in the Vipava Valley (SW Slovenia). Razprave Slovenska Akademija Znanosti in Umetnosti, Razred za Naravoslovne Vede, 4 45(3):145-169
Belongs to Bacarella according to D. Turnsek and A. Kosir 2004
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Vipava Valley, which is in an Eocene reef, buildup or bioherm wackestone in Slovenia
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Slovenia (1 collection)
• Paleocene of Slovenia (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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