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Bacarella

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae

Taxonomy
Bacarella was named by Turnsek and Kosir (2004). It is not extant. Its type is Bacarella vipavica.

It was assigned to Acroporidae by Turnsek and Kosir (2004).

Species
B. vipavica (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Bacarella Turnsek and Kosir

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

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.

G. †Bacarella Turnsek and Kosir 2004
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Bacarella vipavica Turnsek and Kosir 2004
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 Priabonian or 59.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Slovenia (Slovenia) B. vipavica (80825 80827)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Slovenia B. vipavica (75473)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Romania B. sp. (220526)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Spain B. sp. (152582)