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Bacarella vipavica

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae

Taxonomy
Bacarella vipavica was named by Turnsek and Kosir (2004). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Vipava Valley, which is in an Eocene reef, buildup or bioherm wackestone in Slovenia. It is the type species of Bacarella.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Bacarella vipavica Turnsek and Kosir

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyAcroporidaeVerrill 1902
genusBacarella
speciesvipavica

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Bacarella vipavica Turnsek and Kosir 2004
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-26 10:22:56
Modified: 2008-01-26 12:22:56
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Early/Lower Eocene or 59.24000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Slovenia (Slovenia) Bacarella vipavica (80825 80827)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Slovenia Bacarella vipavica (type locality: 75473)