†Grandetortura Sashida and Tonishi 1991 (radiolarian)
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Protozoa - Latentifistularia - Pseudolitheliidae
Full reference: K. Sashida and K. Tonishi. 1991. An Upper Permian coiled radiolarian from Itsukaichi, central Japan. Micropaleontology 37(1):86-94
Parent taxon: Pseudolitheliidae according to P. Noble et al. 2017
See also He et al. 2005
Sister taxon: Octatormentum
Subtaxa: Grandetortura nipponica
Type: Grandetortura nipponica
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Japan (1 collection)
• Permian of China (16), Japan (1), Thailand (12)
Total: 30 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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