Cetopirus fragilis
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| Taxonavigation: Coronuloidea |
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Superfamilia: Coronuloidea |
Familia: Coronulidae
Subfamilia: Coronulinae
Genus: Cetopirus
Species: †Cetopirus fragilis
Name[edit]
- Cetopirus fragilis Collareta et al., 2016: 476
- Geological ageː lower Pleistocene
- Symbiont: Commensal epibiont of whales
- Type locality: Uggiano La Chiesa Formation marl- stones at Il Fascio (Latitude: 40◦ 09’09” N; Longitude: 19◦ 09’29” E), Porto Craulo (Otranto, Apulia region, Italy)
- Typusː Holotype: MSNUP I16903
- Distribution: Known only from holotype
- ZooBank: 66243497-A78E-4970-B87D-4420C144EDBA
References[edit]
- Collareta, A., Margiotta, S., Varola, A., Catanzariti, R., Bosselaers, M. & Bianucci, G. 2016. A new whale barnacle from the early Pleistocene of Italy suggests an ancient right whale breeding ground in the Mediterranean. Comptes Rendus Palevol, 15(5): 473–481. DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2015.10.006 Reference page. [See p. 476, original description]
- Collareta, A., Insacco, G., Reitano, A., Catanzariti, R., Bosselaers, M., Montes, M. & Bianucci, G. 2018. Fossil whale barnacles from the lower Pleistocene of Sicily shed light on the coeval Mediterranean cetacean fauna. Carnets Geology 18(2)ː 9–22. DOI: 10.4267/2042/65747
Reference page. [See p. 11, comparisons with other coronulids]
