Rhizangia padricensis Turnsek 1998 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae

Belongs to Rhizangia according to Turnsek 1998

Sister taxa: Rhizangia aotearoa, Rhizangia brevissima, Rhizangia martini, Rhizangia sedgwicki

Type specimen: Its type locality is Padriciano, which is in a Thanetian shallow subtidal limestone in Slovenia

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Italy (1 collection), Slovenia (6)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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