Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Coronuloidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Coronulidae
Subfamilia: Coronulinae
Genus: Cetopirus
Species: †Cetopirus fragilis
Name
Cetopirus fragilis Collareta et al., 2016: 476
Type locality: Lower Pleistocene 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)
Holotype: MSNUP I16903
Symbiont: Commensal epibiont of whales
Distribution: Known only from holotype
References
- 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]
Template:Collareta et al., 2018 [See p. 11, comparisons with other coronulids]