Mammalia - Cetacea - Cetotheriidae
Full reference: G. Capellini. 1877. Balenottere fossili e Pachyacanthus dell'Italia Meridionale. Atti della R. Accademia dei Lincei, Memorie della Base di Scienze fisiche, mathematiche e naturali. 3:611-630
Belongs to Heterocetus according to A. Lanzetti 2014
See also Capellini 1877, Carone and Marra 2014, Flores 1895, Steeman 2010, Trouessart 1898 and Trouessart 1904
Sister taxa: Heterocetus brevifrons, Heterocetus major, Heterocetus scriptus, Heterocetus sprangii
Type specimen: Its type locality is Briatico, which is in a Tortonian marine horizon in Italy
Ecology: aquatic carnivore-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Italy (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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