Protozoa - Nassellaria - Triospyrididae
Synonyms: Gamospyris Haeckel 1881, Stephanospyris Haeckel 1881
Parent taxon: Triospyrididae according to P. De Wever et al. 2001
See also O'Conner 1994 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Androspyris, Anthospyris, Archiphaena, Brachiospyris, Ceratospyris, Clathrobursa, Corythospyris, Dendrospyris, Desmospyris, Gorgospyris, Hexaspyris, Lamprospyris, Liriospyris, Lophospyris, Patagospyris, Petalospyrella, Petalospyris, Psychospyris, Rhodospyris, Semantrum, Tholospyridium, Triospyrium
Subtaxa: Dorcadospyris mahurangi
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of New Zealand (3 collections)
• Paleocene of China (1), New Zealand (10)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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