Protozoa - Nassellaria - Plagiacanthidae
Full reference: P. Dumitrica. 2004. New Mesozoic and early Cenozoic spicular Nassellaria and Nassellaria-like Radiolaria. Revue de micropaléontologie 47:193-224
Parent taxon: Zamolxinae according to P. Dumitrica 2004
Sister taxa: Arachnoplecta, Daniplagia, Molzaxis, Rhabdolithis, Tetrarchiplagia, Zamolxis
Subtaxa: Verticiplagia abietinoides Verticiplagia balatonica Verticiplagia deflandrei Verticiplagia filiforma Verticiplagia oregonensis Verticiplagia ramosa Verticiplagia rhinoceros Verticiplagia simplex Verticiplagia turcica Verticiplagia verticillata Verticiplagia yehae
Type: Verticiplagia verticillata
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Germany (1 collection), United States (1: Oregon)
• Triassic of Hungary (1), Italy (2), Japan (1), Oman (1), Romania (1), United States (1: Oregon)
Total: 9 collections including 19 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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