Dendrospyris Haeckel 1881 (radiolarian)

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Triospyrididae

Synonyms: Acrospyris Haeckel 1881, Aegospyris Haeckel 1881, Giraffospyris Haeckel 1881, Pentaspyris Haeckel 1881, Taurospyris Haeckel 1881, Therospyris Haeckel 1881

Parent taxon: Triospyrididae according to P. De Wever et al. 2001

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Androspyris, Anthospyris, Archiphaena, Brachiospyris, Ceratospyris, Clathrobursa, Corythospyris, Desmospyris, Dorcadospyris, Gorgospyris, Hexaspyris, Lamprospyris, Liriospyris, Lophospyris, Patagospyris, Petalospyrella, Petalospyris, Psychospyris, Rhodospyris, Semantrum, Tholospyridium, Triospyrium

Subtaxa: Dendrospyris stylophora Giraffospyris heptaceros Giraffospyris lata

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Type: Ceratospyris stylophora

Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Loc. 9-04 [Borbon Fm] (Miocene of Ecuador)

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