Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Full reference: A. E. Reuss. 1868. Paläontologische Studien über die älteren Tertiärschichten der Alpen, 1: Die fossilen Anthozoen der Schichten von Castelgomberto [Paleontological studies about the older Tertiary beds in the Alps, 1: The fossil Anthozoa from the Castelcomberto Formation]. Denkschriften der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse 28:129-184
Belongs to Dendracis according to A. E. Reuss 1868
Sister taxa: Dendracis bifaria, Dendracis cantabrigiensis, Dendracis micrantha, Dendracis nodosa, Dendracis seriata
Type specimen: Its type locality is Monte Grumi, Castelgomberto, which is in a Rupelian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Castelgomberto Formation of Italy
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of France (1 collection), Italy (5)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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