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
Parent taxon: Acroporidae according to D. Turnsek and A. Kosir 2004
Sister taxa: Acropora, Alveopora, Anacropora, Astreopora, Dendracis, Diplocoenia, Etallonasteria, Gravieropsammia, Isopora, Montipora, Palaestraeopora, Paretallonia
Subtaxa: Bacarella vipavica
Type: Bacarella vipavica
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Romania (1 collection), Slovenia (1), Spain (1)
• Paleocene of Slovenia (2)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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