†Bactridium ellipticum Reuss 1848 (bryozoan)
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Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Escharinidae
Alternative combination: Scrupocellaria elliptica
Belongs to Bactridium according to S. Pouyet 2000
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Egypt (2 collections)
• Pliocene of Spain (1)
• Miocene of Algeria (1), the Czech Republic (4), Egypt (1), Hungary (1), Morocco (2), Romania (1)
• Eocene of United States (6: Florida)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
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