Polycystina - Entactinaria - Saturnalidae
Alternative combination: Saturnalis euganeus
Belongs to Acanthocircus according to W. Kiessling 1995
Sister taxa: Acanthocircus breviaculeatus, Acanthocircus calvus, Acanthocircus carinatus, Acanthocircus dumitricai, Acanthocircus echinocircus, Acanthocircus hueyi, Acanthocircus italicus, Acanthocircus minimus, Acanthocircus moctezumaensis, Acanthocircus preclarus, Acanthocircus rotundus, Acanthocircus simplex, Acanthocircus spelae, Acanthocircus spinifer, Acanthocircus suboblongus, Acanthocircus trizonalis, Acanthocircus tympanum, Acanthocircus variabilis, Acanthocircus venetus, Acanthocircus yaoi
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Italy (2 collections)
• Jurassic of Antarctica (4)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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